Table 1.
Characteristics of participants.
| Pregnant Women (N = 29) | N | % | Health Care Professionals (N=19) | N | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth parity | Profession | ||||
| 0 | 17 | 59% | Obstetricians | 4 | 21% |
| 1 | 9 | 31% | Midwife | 15 | 79% |
| 2 | 3 | 10% | Gender | ||
| Age | Male | 2 | 11% | ||
| 20–24 | 4 | 14% | Female | 17 | 89% |
| 25–29 | 10 | 34% | Age | ||
| 30–34 | 8 | 28% | 25–29 | 5 | 26% |
| 35–39 | 7 | 24% | 30–34 | 0 | 0% |
| Occupation | 35–39 | 10 | 53% | ||
| Full time employee | 21 | 72% | 40–44 | 4 | 21% |
| Part time employee | 0 | 0% | 45– | 0 | 0% |
| Own business | 2 | 7% | Years in post | ||
| House wife | 6 | 21% | 1–4 | 3 | 16% |
| Pregnancy complexity | 5–9 | 2 | 11% | ||
| Normal | 28 | 97% | 10–14 | 5 | 26% |
| Abnormal | 1 | 3% | 15–19 | 4 | 21% |
| Gestational weeks | 20– | 5 | 26% | ||
| Second trimester | 15 | 52% | |||
| Third trimester | 14 | 48% | |||
| Desire for CS | |||||
| Yes | 10 | 34% | |||
| No | 19 | 66% |