Table 3.
Participants' obstetric decisions
| City | Total | χ2 | P‐value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wuhan | Chongqing | ||||
| Request of online consultation * | n = 932 | n = 1015 | n = 1947 | 8.6528 | 0.0033 |
| Yes | 703 (75.43) | 705 (69.46) | 1408 (72.32) | ||
| No | 229 (24.57) | 310 (30.54) | 539 (27.68) | ||
| Hospital preference ** | n = 932 | n = 1015 | n = 1947 | – | – |
| Refuse to go to any hospital | 390 (41.85) | 281 (27.68) | 671 (34.46) | 43.1368 | <0.0001 |
| Previous hospital of prenatal care | 319 (34.23) | 713 (70.25) | 1032 (53.00) | 253.0501 | <0.0001 |
| Hospital closer to home | 147 (15.77) | 122 (12.02) | 269 (13.82) | 5.7467 | 0.0165 |
| Large comprehensive hospital | 36 (3.86) | 107 (10.54) | 143 (7.34) | 31.8512 | <0.0001 |
| Specialized hospital of Obstetrics | 420 (45.06) | 145 (14.29) | 565 (29.02) | 223.4554 | <0.0001 |
| Prenatal care (plan, reason/way) ** | n = 499 | n = 796 | n = 1295 | – | – |
| Postponed, inconvenience | 461 (92.38) | 580 (72.86) | 1041 (80.39) | 74.1274 | <0.0001 |
| Postponed, afraid of infected | 194 (38.88) | 209 (26.26) | 403 (31.12) | 22.7947 | <0.0001 |
| As planned (on time), online | 4 (0.80) | 22 (2.76) | 26 (2.01) | 6.0026 | 0.0140 |
| As planned (on time), face‐to‐face | 13 (2.61) | 172 (21.61) | 185 (14.29) | 90.4530 | <0.0001 |
| Hospitalised delivery (plan, reason/way) ** | n = 203 | n = 87 | n = 290 | – | – |
| Postponed, inconvenience | 96 (47.29) | 27 (31.03) | 123 (42.41) | 6.5891 | 0.0103 |
| Postponed, afraid of infected (self) | 102 (50.25) | 37 (42.53) | 139 (47.93) | 1.4534 | 0.2280 |
| Postponed, afraid of infected (baby) | 104 (51.23) | 37 (42.53) | 141 (48.62) | 1.8464 | 0.1742 |
| Ahead of time, waiting for labour | 35 (17.24) | 9 (10.34) | 44 (15.17) | 2.2506 | 0.1336 |
| Ahead of time, caesarean in advance | 31 (15.27) | 6 (6.90) | 37 (12.76) | 3.8370 | 0.0501 |
| As planned (on time) | 39 (19.21) | 34 (39.08) | 73 (25.17) | 12.7634 | 0.0004 |
| Delivery mode * | n = 932 | n = 1015 | n = 1947 | 43.0645 | <0.0001 |
| Always CS | 174 (18.67) | 266 (26.21) | 440 (22.60) | ||
| Always VD | 588 (63.09) | 657 (64.73) | 1245 (63.94) | ||
| Change from CS to VD | 52 (5.58) | 31 (3.05) | 83 (4.26) | ||
| Change from VD to CS | 118 (12.66) | 61 (6.01) | 179 (9.19) | ||
| Infant feeding * | n = 932 | n = 1015 | n = 1947 | 38.4869 | <0.0001 |
| Always breastfeeding | 777 (83.37) | 919 (90.54) | 1696 (87.11) | ||
| Always bottle feeding | 23 (2.47) | 35 (3.45) | 58 (2.98) | ||
| Change from breast to bottle | 92 (9.87) | 48 (4.73) | 140 (7.19) | ||
| Change from bottle to breast | 40 (4.29) | 13 (1.28) | 53 (2.72) | ||
| Postnatal resting place * | n = 932 | n = 1015 | n = 1947 | 71.1758 | <0.0001 |
| Always home | 687 (73.71) | 847 (83.45) | 1534 (78.79) | ||
| Always PSI | 59 (6.33) | 94 (9.26) | 153 (7.86) | ||
| Change from home to PSI | 24 (2.58) | 5 (0.49) | 29 (1.49) | ||
| Change from PSI to home | 162 (17.38) | 69 (6.80) | 231 (11.86) | ||
| Impact of changing schedule *** | n = 932 | n = 1015 | n = 1947 | 191.4008 | <0.0001 |
| Completely no impact | 11 (1.18) | 12 (1.18) | 23 (1.18) | ||
| Almost no impact | 25 (2.68) | 81 (7.98) | 106 (5.44) | ||
| Slight impact | 149 (15.99) | 335 (33.00) | 484 (24.86) | ||
| Comparative impact | 378 (40.56) | 446 (43.94) | 824 (42.32) | ||
| Significant impact | 369 (39.59) | 141 (13.89) | 510 (26.19) | ||
| Impact of reduced activities *** | n = 932 | n = 1015 | n = 1947 | 113.0946 | <0.0001 |
| Completely no impact | 19 (2.04) | 24 (2.36) | 43 (2.21) | ||
| Almost no impact | 50 (5.36) | 110 (10.84) | 160 (8.22) | ||
| Slight impact | 194 (20.82) | 332 (32.71) | 526 (27.02) | ||
| Comparative impact | 371 (39.81) | 425 (41.87) | 796 (40.88) | ||
| Significant impact | 298 (31.97) | 124 (12.22) | 422 (21.67) | ||
| Impact of chest CT scan *** | n = 932 | n = 1015 | n = 1947 | 5.5295 | 0.0187 |
| Completely no impact | 9 (0.97) | 1 (0.10) | 10 (0.51) | ||
| Almost no impact | 20 (2.15) | 14 (1.38) | 34 (1.75) | ||
| Slight impact | 126 (13.52) | 99 (9.75) | 225 (11.56) | ||
| Comparative impact | 326 (34.98) | 377 (37.14) | 703 (36.11) | ||
| Significant impact | 451 (48.39) | 524 (51.63) | 975 (50.08) | ||
CS, caesarean section delivery; PSI, postnatal resting institution; VD, vaginal delivery.
Data are n (%). Comparations were conducted across the two cities.
a
Chi‐square test was used.
b
Multiple choice, Chi‐square test was used for each choice.
c
Kruskal–Wallis test was used.