Table 1:
Midwives’ perception of vaginal birth prediction calculator uses in their practices N=1305
| Requirement to use Calculator |
n (%) |
|---|---|
| Any requirement | 527 (40.4) |
| No requirement | 701 (53.7) |
| Don’t Know | 77 (5.9) |
| Use of calculator in counselinga | |
| Encourage VBAC | 125 (9.6) |
| Discourage VBAC | 234 (17.9) |
| Prohibit VBAC | 92 (7.0) |
| Prohibit or discourage VBACb | 288 (21.8) |
| Not used to influence decision making | 786 (60.2) |
| No response | 200 (15.3) |
| Able to accommodate TOLAC | |
| Nearly all the time | 1103 (84.5) |
| Sometimes or rarely | 124 (9.5) |
| No response | 78 (6.0) |
| Interprofessional agreement about calculator usec | |
| On the same page | 564 (43.2) |
| Some differences | 416 (31.9) |
| Strong disagreement | 71 (5.4) |
| No response | 254 (19.5) |
Abbreviations. TOLAC: trial of labor after cesarean MD: medical doctor CNM: certified nurse midwife VBAC: vaginal birth after cesarean
a
Totals greater than 100% because some midwives reported multiple uses
b
Calculated by adding the two categories of Prohibit (n=92) and Discourage (n=234) and subtracting those using calculator for both purposes (n=38)
c
Denominator =1051 (254 non respondents omitted)