TABLE 2. Type of Birth.
Adolescents | Adults | Total | ||||
f | % | f | % | f | % | |
Nondoula mothers | ||||||
Vaginal | 19 | 21.8 | 9 | 22.0 | 28 | 21.9 |
Vaginal + epidural | 48 | 55.2 | 20 | 48.8 | 68 | 53.1 |
Cesarean | 19 | 21.8 | 12 | 29.3 | 31 | 24.2 |
Not reported | 1 | 1.1 | — | — | 1 | 0.8 |
Total | 87 | 100.0 | 41 | 100.0 | 128 | 100.0 |
Mothers with doulas | ||||||
Vaginal | 11 | 23.9 | 15 | 29.4 | 26 | 26.8 |
Vaginal + epidural | 27 | 58.7 | 25 | 49.0 | 52 | 53.6 |
Cesarean | 8 | 17.4 | 11 | 21.6 | 19 | 19.6 |
Total | 46 | 100.0 | 51 | 100.0 | 97 | 100.0 |
Note. None of the compared percentages between groups was significant.