Table 1.

Descriptive statistics and results of the dependent t-test analysis of communication needs and communication satisfaction during childbirth and early postpartum.

Communication Aspect	N	M	SD	t	df	p
questions—birth	518	2.18	0.766	−9.245	517	0.000
questions—postpartum	518	2.50	0.733
information—birth	516	2.79	0.502	−4.792	515	0.000
information—postpartum	516	2.88	0.361
eye contact—birth	515	2.72	0.490	−3.712	514	0.000
eye contact—postpartum	515	2.80	0.432
touching—birth	515	2.64	0.547	3.751	514	0.000
touching—postpartum	515	2.55	0.553
satisfaction—birth	517	4.74	0.565	5.216	516	0.000
satisfaction—postpartum	517	4.58	0.665