Table 2.

Pregnancy monitoring at home as an alternative to direct physician consultation.

If I had the possibility to monitor your baby at home…	Score=1a	Score=2	Score=3	Score=4	Score=5	Weighted meanb
...I would regard this as an alternative to consulting a physician.	181 (36.7)	102 (20.7)	118 (23.9)	63 (12.8)	29 (5.9)	2.3
...I would regard this as an alternative prior to visiting a physician if I felt my baby less.	132 (26.8)	82 (16.7)	102 (20.7)	112 (22.8)	64 (13.0)	2.8
...I cannot imagine this and would always prefer a direct consult with a physician or midwife.	48 (9.8)	60 (12.2)	115 (23.4)	126 (25.7)	141 (28.8)	3.5
...I would visit the emergency department less often.	120 (24.1)	110 (22.2)	117 (23.6)	111 (22.4)	38 (7.7)	2.7

^aParticipants were asked to indicate their agreement to the following statements on a scale from 1 to 5 (1 signifies strong disagreement and 5 strong agreement); absolute numbers are shown, and percentages or replies are indicated in brackets.

^bWeighted means are shown for each statement.