Table 4. Comparison of change in prediction probabilities for each birth setting in response to changes in selected attributes.
| Home | FMU | AMU | Labour ward | ||
| Actual choice by women (%) | 12.5 | 6.0 | 19.1 | 62.3 | |
| *Baseline uptake (%) | 14.4 (11.0, 18.3) | 23.3 (18.4, 28.3) | 28.5 (23.9, 34.1) | 33.7 (29.8, 38.5) | |
| **Change in probability from baseline [% (95%CI)] | |||||
| Attribute | Change | ||||
| Safety for baby | [0] Slightly worse than average to | 11.5 (4.6, 18.3) | 14.2 (6.3, 22.1) | 16.3 (8.1, 24.5) | 15.2 (6.8, 23.4) |
| [1] Average | |||||
| [0] Slightly worse than average to | 21.5 (14.2, 28.8) | 23.0 (15.0, 31.0) | 25.2 (17.0, 33.5) | 23.6 (15.2, 31.9) | |
| [2] Slightly better than average | |||||
| Chance of straightforward birth | [0] 50% have straightforward birth to | 1.7 (-4.5, 7.9) | 2.3 (-5.1, 9.7) | 2.7 (-5.2, 10.6) | 2.6 (-5.6, 10.8) |
| [1] 60% have straightforward birth | |||||
| [0] 50% have straightforward birth to | 4.5 (-1.9, 11.0) | 5.7 (-1.9, 13.3) | 5.7 (-2.3, 13.7) | 5.0 (-3.3, 13.3) | |
| [2] 70% have straightforward birth | |||||
| Can partner stay overnight | [0] No to | 7.9 (0.2, 15.6) | 9.2 (1.1, 17.3) | 8.8 (0.4, 17.1) | |
| [1] On ward shared with others | |||||
| [0] No to | 12.5 (4.6, 20.3) | 14.3 (6.1, 22.4) | 13.4 (5.0, 21.8) | ||
| [2] In room not shared with others | |||||
| Time to see doctor | [0] 0-10mins to | 1.8 (-6.1, 9.7) | 1.3 (-6.9, 9.5) | ||
| [1] 10-20mins | |||||
| [1] 10-20mins to | 0.4 (-5.7, 6.5) | 0.6 (-6.8, 7.9) | |||
| [2] 20-40mins | |||||
| Distance from home | [0] 0–15 mins to | -1.6 (-8.8, 5.7) | -0.8 (-8.6, 6.9) | -0.9 (9.0, 7.3) | |
| [2] 30–60 mins | |||||
| Continuity of care | [0] You get to know your midwife during your pregnancy and where possible they look after you throughout labour and birth to | -1.4 (-7.3, 4.6) | -2.1 (-9.3, 5.1) | -2.4 (-10.1, 5.4) | -2.2 (-10.3, 5.9) |
| [2] You meet the midwife for the first time during labour (e.g. on arrival at the unit), and they look after your throughout labour and birth. | |||||
| Reputation | [0] Your friends/family have had a poor experience of this option to | 5.7 (-0.8, 12.2) | 7.3 (-0.3, 15.0) | 8.4 (0.4,16.5) | 8.0 (-0.4, 16.3) |
| [2]Your friends/family have a good experience of this option | |||||
* Baseline uptake represents the predicted probabilities that women would choose each setting assuming participants had access to all four settings and all else being equal
** Refers to change from baseline uptake and represents absolute change in proportions