Table 2.
Association between number of examinations and high rating (Likert score 4 and 5).
| Item | High importance perception Odds ratio (95% CI) | p |
| Vaginal examinations -More than 3:* |
2.016 (1.315-3.091) | 0.001 |
| Sonographic checks -More than 3**: |
2.217 (1.203-4.087) | 0.011 |
| Blood lab analyses -More than 8*: |
0.490 (0.300-0.799) | 0.004 |
| Cardiotocography -More than 1 (performed and/or planned): |
2.622 (1.651-4.164) | <0.001 |
| Midwives-led care -Yes: |
23.294 (11.617-46.709) | <0.001 |
| Obstetric and Gynecologist-led care -Yes: |
74.389 (21.442-258-073) | <0.001 |
| Iron and vitamin supplementation (3rd trimester) -Yes: |
24.975 (13.662-45.657) | <0.001 |
| Delivery courses -Yes: |
0.573 (0.364-0.901) | 0.016 |
| Food coocking and feeding care -Yes: |
13.573 (5.145-35.807) | <0.001 |
| Exercise -Yes: |
1.029 (0.666-1.592) | n.s. |
*The choice of 3 vaginal examinations as cut-off has been arbitrary. It was judged appropriate at least 1 vaginal examination for trimester.
**Italian law allows to have for free 3 sonographic examinations in low-risk pregnancies (one sonographic check for trimester).
***The median value of the number of blood lab analyses was 9 (limits 0-15): the limit for dichotomizing variable was set to 8 aribitrarely, basing on median value.