Table 3.
Difference between subscale scores and overall score of the CEQ in contrast to known groups-Discriminant validity
| Known-groups | CEQ score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Own capacity | Professional support | Perceived safety | Participation | Overall CEQ score | |
| Spontaneous onset of labour n = 121 | 2.96 (0.42) | 3.37 (0.52) | 3.26 (0.54) | 2.57 (0.95) | 3.08 (0.42) |
| Induction of labour n = 93 | 2.87 (0.45) | 3.33 (0.66) | 3.09 (0.52) | 2.35 (0.92) | 2.96 (0.43) |
| p valuea | 0.04 | 0.86 | 0.009 | 0.04 | 0.01 |
| Effect size | 0.14 | 0.012 | 0.18 | 0.11 | 0.17 |
| No oxytocin augmentation n = 137 | 2.95 (0.36) | 3.34 (0.57) | 3.21 (0.49) | 2.39 (0.95) | 3.03 (0.37) |
| Oxytocin augmentation n = 77 | 2.87 (0.55) | 3.36 (0.62) | 3.15 (0.64) | 2.63 (0.90) | 3.02 (0.52) |
| p-valuea | 0.49 | 0.54 | 0.98 | 0.07 | 0.59 |
| Effect size | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.001 | 0.12 | 0.04 |
| Normal birth n = 162 | 3.05 (0.36) | 3.49 (0.55) | 3.29 (0.40) | 2.56 (0.93) | 3.15 (0.33) |
| Operative birth n = 52 | 2.69 (0.54) | 3.17 (0.68) | 3.03 (0.65) | 2.26 (0.84) | 2.83 (0.53) |
| p-valuea | 0.001 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.005 |
| Effect size | 0.34 | 0.27 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.3 |
Data has presented as mean (SD)
CEQ: Childbirth Experience Questionnaire
a Mann–Whitney U-test was used to compute p-values as the scores were not parametrically distributed. Operative birth consists of caesarean and instrumental births. Overall score for the CEQ is the mean score of its 4 subscales