Table 2.
Means, skewness and kurtosis for each subdimension of the Mackey Childbirth Satisfaction Rating Scale in total and for Belgian and Dutch women (N = 605)
| Satisfaction with childbirth | Total | Belgium | The Netherlands | Potential min. – max Real min. – max. | |
| Total | Mean (SD) | 4.21 (0.53) | 4.37 (0.46) | 4.08 (0.54) | 1.00 – 5.00 |
| Skewness (SE) | -0.97 (0.10) | -1.34 (0.15) | -0.77 (0.13) | 2.15 – 5.00 | |
| Kurtosis (SE) | 1.04 (0.20) | 3.25 (0.30) | 0.37 (0.26) | ||
| General | Mean (SD) | 4.03 (0.72) | 4.14 (0.68) | 3.93 (0.74) | 1.00 – 5.00 |
| Skewness (SE) | -0.86 (0.10) | -1.00 (0.15) | -0.75 (0.13) | 1.00 – 5.00 | |
| Kurtosis (SE) | 0.80 (0.20) | 1.13 (0.30) | 0.63 (0.26) | ||
| Self | Mean (SD) | 3.81 (0.71) | 3.99 (0.66) | 3.67 (0.72) | 1.00 – 5.00 |
| Skewness (SE) | -0.65 (0.10) | -0.81 (0.15) | -0.58 (0.13) | 1.25 – 5.00 | |
| Kurtosis (SE) | 0.34 (0.20) | 1.24 (0.30) | -0.04 (0.26) | ||
| Baby | Mean (SD) | 4.39 (0.77) | 4.48 (0.77) | 4.34 (0.76) | 1.00 – 5.00 |
| Skewness (SE) | -1.63 (0.10) | -2.00 (0.15) | -1.42 (0.13) | 1.00 – 5.00 | |
| Kurtosis (SE) | 2.98 (0.20) | 4.52 (0.30) | 2.34 (0.26) | ||
| Midwife | Mean (SD) | 4.46 (0.66) | 4.62 (0.55) | 3.32 (0.73) | 1.00 – 5.00 |
| Skewness (SE) | -1.89 (0.10) | -2.91 (0.15) | -1.44 (0.13) | 1.00 – 5.00 | |
| Kurtosis (SE) | 4.68 (0.20) | 13.04 (0.30) | 2.40 (0.26) | ||
| Physician | Mean (SD) | 4.20 (0.75) | 4.36 (0.72) | 4.07 (0.75) | 1.00 – 5.00 |
| Skewness (SE) | -1.29 (0.12) | -1.98 (0.76) | -0.88 (0.14) | 1.00 – 5.00 | |
| Kurtosis (SE) | 2.14 (0.24) | 5.38 (0.35) | 0.85 (0.33) | ||
| Partner | Mean (SD) | 4.65 (0.53) | 4.74 (0.46) | 4.59 (0.57) | 1.00 – 5.00 |
| Skewness (SE) | -1.52 (0.10) | -1.53 (0.15) | -1.419 (0.134) | 1.50 – 5.00 | |
| Kurtosis (SE) | 2.44 (0.20) | 1.19 (0.30) | 2.424 (0.268) |