Table 3.
The factors which might influence the birthplace decision, ‘a lot’ and ‘none’ responses
| Influencing Factor |
PMU (%) |
TMH (%) |
p value |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A lot | None | A lot | None | (Chi-Square 95% CI) | |
| Closeness to home* |
47 |
15 |
20 |
43 |
<0.0001 |
| Ease of getting there* |
49 |
10 |
18 |
40 |
<0.0001 |
| Experiences of other women I heard about* |
34 |
23 |
16 |
30 |
<0.0001 |
| My own previous birth experience(s) |
37 |
13 |
39 |
16 |
0.225 |
| Availability of specialist services there* |
8 |
67 |
91 |
2 |
<0.0001 |
| The atmosphere or ‘feel’ of the unit* |
55 |
8 |
12 |
44 |
<0.0001 |
| Confidence in the hospital staff there* |
39 |
18 |
59 |
12 |
<0.0001 |
| Things I read/heard in local media |
7 |
70 |
4 |
75 |
0.270 |
| The internet* |
3 |
87 |
0 |
95 |
0.006 |
| My beliefs about labour and birth |
46 |
22 |
36 |
27 |
0.105 |
| My general or early pregnancy health* | 39 | 27 | 14 | 56 | <0.0001 |
*Statistically different.