Table 3.
Descriptive statistics for women-reported outcome measures in A and B clusters in phases 1, 2, and 3
| |
Post-natal women-reported outcomes |
Phase 1a |
Phase 2b |
Phase 3c |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | A | B | A | B | ||
| 10-12 days |
Primary outcome: pain on walking or sitting in previous 24 hours, % (n) |
74.5% (140) |
75.6% (201) |
76.7% (217) |
74.1% (363) |
78.5% (277) |
78.2% (358) |
| Total walking and sitting pain scores over previous 24 hours, mean (SD) |
1.9 (1.6) |
1.7 (1.4) |
1.7 (1.5) |
1.8 (1.5) |
1.9 (1.5) |
1.8 (1.5) |
|
| Required removal of sutures, % (n) |
2.1% (4) |
2.2% (6) |
0% (0) |
3.7% (18) |
1.4% (5) |
2.8% (13) |
|
| Took pain relief in previous 24 hours, % (n) |
29.6% (56) |
25.7% (69) |
22.9% (66) |
31.7% (156) |
29.8% (106) |
25.0% (116) |
|
| Still breastfeeding, % (n) |
65.8% (125) |
66.1% (181) |
63.9% (186) |
67.5% (332) |
68.6% (243) |
69.2% (324) |
|
| Had perineal wound infection requiring antibiotics, % (n) |
6.9% (13) |
5.5% (15) |
2.8% (8) |
6.1% (30) |
5.0% (18) |
3.9% (18) |
|
| 3 months | Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Score ≥13, % (n) |
6.7% (10) |
7.6% (16) |
11.2% (26) |
10.1% (35) |
11.8% (36) |
10.6% (47) |
| Resumed intercourse after 9 weeks or more, % (n) |
41.9% (62) |
48.6% (101) |
53.3% (120) |
56.1% (193) |
56.0% (163) |
50.7% (219) |
|
| Poor or fairly poor perineal healing, % (n) |
9.3% (14) |
4.7% (10) |
7.5% (17) |
6.7% (23) |
7.5% (23) |
7.1% (31) |
|
| Still breastfeeding, % (n) | 48.3% (71) | 50.0% (106) | 44.8% (103) | 47.6% (165) | 45.2% (140) | 47.4% (210) | |
aPrior to intervention implementation.
bAfter implementation of intervention in group A units, but before implementation in group B units.
cAfter implementation of intervention in Group B units.