Table 3.

Results from specific questions regarding the extended gentle CS protocol and preference for possible future CS (n = 193)

	Gentle CS (n = 154) n (%)	Extended gentle CS (n = 39) n (%)
Assessment of the view
I would have preferred not to see that much of the birth	–	0 (0%)
It was just right how much I saw of the birth	–	19 (49%)
I would have preferred to see more of the birth	–	20 (51%)
Assessment view by the birth partner*	–
He/she would have preferred to see less of the birth	–	2 (5.1%)
It was just right how much he/she saw of the birth	–	27 (69%)
He/she would have preferred to see more of the birth	–	9 (23%)
I had no birth companion during the caesarean section	–	1 (2.6%)
Preference for possible next caesarean section
Extended gentle caesarean section	81 (53%)	37 (95%)
Gentle caesarean section	73 (47%)	2 (5.1%)

*According to the surveyed women