Table 2. Distribution of interactions of parturients-nurses according to Non-Verbal Communication. Maracanaú, CE, Brazil and Praia, Santiago Island, Cape Verde, 2017.

Variable	Brazil		Cape Verde		p
	n	%	n	%
Nonverbal Communication-Nurse					0.018*
Parturient	262	44.4	67	56.3
Absent	328	55.6	52	43.7
Distance					0.003*
Intimate	177	30.0	35	29.4
Personal	85	14.4	32	26.9
Ausente	328	55.6	52	43.7
Posture					<0.0001*
Standing	34	5.8	2	1.7
Sitting	33	5.6	-	-
Lying Down	186	31.5	65	54.6
Posture	328	37.5	52	43.7
Axis					<0.0001*
Face to face	159	26.9	34	28.6
Another angle	59	10.0	33	27.7
Ausente	328	55.6	52	43.7
Contact					<0.0001†
Touch	28	4.7	16	13.4
Grab	14	2.4	8	6.7
Hold on long	8	1.4	15	12.6
Accidentally brushing	48	8.1	8	6.7
No contacts	148	25.1	20	16.8
Absent	328	55.6	52	43.7
Emblematic Gestures					<0.0001†
Move hands	129	21.9	67	56.3
Other	131	22.2	-	-
Absent	329	55.8	52	43.7
Illustrator Gestures					<0.0001*
Complements verbal language	160	27.1	66	55.5
Absent	329	55.8	52	43.7
Regulatory Gestures					<0.0001*
Head shaking	110	18.6	2	1.7
Move your eyes	84	14.2	65	54.6
Others	66	11.2	-	-
Absent	330	55.9	52	43.7

^*Chi-square test;

^†Likelihood Ratio Test