Table 6. Interventions shown to affect satisfaction positively or negatively.
|
Author Year |
Intervention and comparator | Satisfaction; RR/OR (95% CI), number of trials; n = number of participants |
|---|---|---|
| Alfirevic 2009 |
Intravenous oxytocin alone versus placebo/expectant management for third trimester cervical ripening and IOL | Women were less likely to be dissatisfied with IOL compared with expectant management; 5.9% versus 13.7%, RR 0.43 (0.33 to 0.56), 1 trial, n = 5041 |
| Bohren 2017 |
Continuous, one-to-one intrapartum support versus usual care | Negative feelings about birth experience RR 0.69 (0.59 to 0.79), 11 studies, n = 11133 |
| Cluver 2015 |
Interventions to facilitate ECV versus placebo | Systemic opioids RR 2.60 (1.25 to 3.95), 1 trial, n = 60 |
| Dowswell 2015 |
Provision of a schedule of reduced number of visits, with or without goal-oriented antenatal care versus usual care in low-risk pregnant women attending ANC | Satisfied with quality of prenatal care MD -0.20 (-0.28 to -0.11), 2 trials, n = 2198, and would choose same schedule in future (yes) RR 1.12 (1.05 to 1.20), 1 trial, n = 1862 |
| Dowswell 2009a |
TENS (any model or type) versus placebo TENS or routine care on pain in labour | TENS to acupoints RR 4.1 (1.81 to 9.29), 1 trial, n = 90 |
| Dowswell 2009b |
Antenatal day care: admission and discharge home with no overnight stay versus Inpatient care or routine management (which includes the option of inpatient care) | “I am satisfied with the care I received” (number disagreeing or not sure) RR 0.40 (0.18 to 0.88), 1 trial, n = 350 |
| Hodnett 2012 |
Alternative institutional birth setting versus conventional hospital setting | Very positive views of care RR 1.96 (1.78 to 2.15), 2 trials, n = 1207 |
| Kobayashi 2017 |
Assessment programmes in early labour versus no intervention or usual care for low risk women during early labour | MD 16.00 (7.53 to 24.47), 1 study, n = 201 |
| Khunpradit 2011b |
Directed interventions versus usual care non-clinical interventions for reducing unnecessary caesarean section rates. | Decision analysis Adj diff 0.14 (0.02 to 0.27) P = 0.022 |
| Smith 2011c |
Relaxation techniques versus placebo/no treatment/usual care for pain management in labour | RR 8.0 (1.10 to 58.19), 1 trial, n = 40 |
| Whitworth 2015 |
Routine US versus selective US Women with early pregnancies, i.e. less than 24 weeks’ gestation | Mother not satisfied with care RR 0.80 (0.65 to 0.99), 1 trial, n = 634 |