Table 4.

Primary outcome comparisons between two groups

Primary outcomes	Control group (n = 69)	Study group (n = 68)	P	Effect size	95% Confidence interval
Childbirth experience	70.86 ± 5.6	78.38 ± 6.0	<0.001	-8.000	-10.000 to -6.000
Competence	22.3 ± 2.9	24.8 ± 2.9	<0.001	-3.000	-4.000 to-3.000
Participation	13.9 ± 2.4	16.6 ± 2.4	<0.001	-2.000	-3.000 to -1.000
Professional support	20.2 ± 2.3	21.8 ± 2.5	<0.001	-2.000	-3.000 to -2.000
Safety Perception	14.5 ± 2.0	15.13 ± 1.5	0.033	-0.000	-1.000 to1.000
Patient perceptions of patient-empowering midwife behaviors	211.0 ± 85.0	302.6 ± 46.0	<0.001	-106.000	-132.000 to -72.000
Authorization	23.6 ± 9.9	34.3 ± 6.2	<0.001	-12.000	-15.000 to -9.000
Information authorization	34.9 ± 10.1	45.6 ± 5.8	<0.001	-13.000	-15.000 to -7.000
Support authorization	42.4 ± 17.1	60.7 ± 10.3	<0.001	-22.000	-27.000 to -15.000
Resource and opportunity authorization	53.3 ± 22.8	78.1 ± 13.7	<0.001	-29.000	-35.000 to -21.000
Informal authorization	34.0 ± 16.5	49.5 ± 9.0	<0.001	-17.000	-24.000 to -12.000
Formal authorization	23.0 ± 11.0	34.4 ± 6.0	<0.001	-13.000	-17.000 to -9.000

Values are mean ± standard deviation