Table 4.
Association between care factors, satisfaction and questioning about emotional and mental health
| In pregnancy… | Able to talk to HCP about sensitive issues | Asked about emotional and mental health | |||
| Always | Sometimes | Not at all | Yes | No | |
| Booked at 12 weeks or less (3952) | 47.1 | 35.2 | 17.7 | 82.4 | 17.6 |
| Booked at >12 weeks (412) | 41.4 | 36.2 | 22.4* | 78.8 | 21.2 |
| Same MW seen throughout (1575) | 58.0 | 27.0 | 15.0 | 84.1 | 15.9 |
| Not same MW seen (2888) | 40.0 | 40.0 | 20.0** | 80.9 | 19.1** |
| Hospital admission (809) | 44.4 | 34.7 | 20.8 | 79.9 | 20.1 |
| No hospital admission (3769) | 46.9 | 35.5 | 17.6 | 82.4 | 17.6 |
| In postnatal period after hospital discharge… | Overall satisfied | Asked about emotional and mental health | |||
| Yes | No | Yes | No | ||
| Had met all or some of the MWs before (2638) | 80.4 | 19.6 | 91.2 | 8.8 | |
| Had not met any MWs before (1791) | 73.0 | 27.0** | 88.1 | 11.9** | |
| Saw MWs as much as wanted (3381) | 83.1 | 16.9 | 91.9 | 8.1 | |
| Would have liked to see them more (1037) | 58.0 | 42.0** | 84.6 | 15.4** | |
| Received enough help with baby’s crying (1580) | 86.3 | 13.7 | 92.4 | 7.6 | |
| Did not receive enough help with baby’s crying (1262) | 61.9 | 38.1** | 84.6 | 15.4** | |
| Always had confidence and trust in MWs (3054) | 86.6 | 13.4 | 91.8 | 8.2 | |
| Didn’t always have confidence and trust (1390) | 57.2 | 48.8** | 85.9 | 14.1** | |
| Asked about emotional and mental health in pregnancy (3708) | - | - | 92.4 | 7.6 | |
| Not asked about emotional and mental health in pregnancy (818) | - | - | 78.4 | 21.6** | |
* p < 0.05 ** p < 0.01
MW midwife