Table 2.
Experienced disrespect and abuse, presented per category and stratified for parity (n = 11,520)
| Primiparous (n = 6616) | Multiparous (n = 4904) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not experienced n (%) | Experienced, but not upsetting n (%) | Experienced and upsetting n (%) | Not experienced n (%) | Experienced, but not upsetting n (%) | Experienced and upsetting n (%) | |
| Emotional pressure | 6385 (96.5) | 26 (0.4) | 205 (3.1) | 4788 (97.6) | 20 (0.4) | 96 (2.0) |
| Unfriendly behaviour / verbal abuse | 5833 (88.2) | 112 (1.7) | 671 (10.1) | 4566 (93.1) | 59 (1.2) | 279 (5.7) |
| Use of force / physical violence | 4958 (74.9) | 620 (9.4) | 1038 (15.7) | 4202 (85.7) | 259 (5.3) | 443 (9.0) |
| Communication issues | 4203 (63.5) | 660 (10.0) | 1753 (26.5) | 3911 (79.8) | 324 (6.6) | 669 (13.6) |
| Lack of support | 4900 (74.1) | 213 (3.2) | 1503 (22.7) | 4179 (85.2) | 138 (2.8) | 587 (12.0) |
| Lack of consent | 2688 (40.6) | 2163 (32.7) | 1765 (26.7) | 3129 (63.8) | 1034 (21.1) | 741 (15.1) |
| Discrimination | 6548 (99.0) | 8 (0.1) | 60 (0.9) | 4878 (99.4) | 3 (0.1) | 23 (0.5) |
| Any category of disrespect and abuse | 1993 (30.1) | 1640 (24.8) | 2983 (45.1) | 2562 (52.2) | 1019 (20.8) | 1323 (27.0) |