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. 2024 Oct 22;8:10.18332/ejm/192143. doi: 10.18332/ejm/192143

Table 1.

Sample characteristics (N=2017)

Characteristics Categories n (%)
Year of birth 2020 1311 (65.0)
2021 632 (31.3)
2022 65 (3.2)
Missing 9 (0.4)
Maternal country of birth Italy 1922 (95.3)
Other 95 (4.7)
Maternal age (years) 18–24 40 (2.0)
25–30 409 (20.3)
31–35 878 (43.5)
36–39 499 (24.7)
≥40 191 (9.5)
Education levela None 0 (0.0)
Elementary school 1 (0.0)
Junior High school 70 (3.5)
High School 743 (36.8)
University degree 590 (29.3)
Postgraduate degree/Master’s/Doctorate 611 (30.3)
Missing 2 (0.1)
Parity 1 1467 (72.7)
>1 550 (27.3)
Type of hospital Public 1887 (93.6)
Private 130 (6.4)
Mode of birth Spontaneous vaginal 1250 (62.0)
Instrumental vaginal 170 (8.4)
Cesarean section 597 (29.6)
Infant feeding Exclusive breastfeeding 1293 (64.1)
Partial breastfeeding 616 (30.5)
Formula 108 (5.4)
Companion allowed to stay Always/nearly always 287 (14.2)
Sometimes 451 (22.4)
Never/almost never 1279 (63.4)
Type of healthcare providers who directly assisted birthb Midwife 1740 (86.3)
Nurse 508 (25.2)
A student (e.g. before graduation) 104 (5.2)
Obstetrics registrar/medical resident (under postgraduation training) 314 (15.6)
Obstetrics and gynecology doctor 1129 (56.0)
I don’t know (healthcare providers did not introduce themselves) 213 (10.6)
Other 158 (7.8)
Other conditions Newborn admission in ICU/SCBU 211 (10.5)
Maternal admission in ICU 5 (0.2)
Multiple birth 25 (1.2)
a

Wording on education level agreed among partners during the Delphi. Questionnaire translated and back-translated according to ISPOR Task Force for Translation and Cultural Adaptation Principles of Good Practice.

b

More than one possible answer. ICU: intensive care unit. SCBU: special care baby unit.