Table 1.
Demographics and selected pregnancy- and birth-related variables of women with gentle or extended gentle caesarean section (n = 193)
| Gentle CS (n = 154) n (%) |
Extended gentle CS (n = 39) n (%) |
p* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years)a | 33.7 (4.8) | 34.7 (3.8) | 0.2 |
| Nationality | 0.5 | ||
| Swiss | 123 (84%) | 30 (79%) | |
| Other | 24 (16%) | 8 (21%) | |
| Native language | > 0.9 | ||
| German | 138 (94%) | 36 (95%) | |
| Other | 9 (6.1%) | 2 (5.3%) | |
| Civil status | 0.2 | ||
| Singleb | 49 (33%) | 8 (21%) | |
| Married or registered partnership | 98 (67%) | 30 (79%) | |
| Insurance classes | 0.037 | ||
| Private | 4 (2.7%) | 2 (5.3%) | |
| Semi-private | 14 (9.5%) | 9 (24%) | |
| General | 129 (88%) | 27 (71%) | |
| Education | 0.004 | ||
| Compulsory school | 3 (1.9%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Vocational training | 32 (21%) | 4 (10%) | |
| High school | 4 (2.6%) | 2 (5.1%) | |
| Higher vocational training | 50 (32%) | 5 (13%) | |
| University of Applied Sciences or equivalent | 27 (18%) | 7 (18%) | |
| University degree | 31 (20%) | 20 (51%) | |
| Other | 7 (4.5%) | 1 (2.6%) | |
| Primiparity | 96 (62%) | 19 (49%) | 0.14 |
| Multiple birth | 14 (9.1%) | 5 (13%) | 0.5 |
| Preterm birth | 40 (27%) | 5 (13%) | 0.090 |
| Type of caesarean section | < 0.001 | ||
| Planned | 57 (37%) | 30 (77%) | |
| Unplanned | 58 (38%) | 8 (21%) | |
| Emergency | 39 (25%) | 1 (2.6%) | |
| Age child (months)a | 15.2 (4.9) | 13.2 (4.9) | 0.031 |
*p values reflect the test for differences between the two groups, conducting Fisher's exact test (in case of frequencies) or Welch’s two sample t test (in case of mean values)
aMean (SD)
bSingle, widowed, divorced or ‘other’