Table 2.
Inappropriate maternal behaviour according to parity based on different countries (n = 668).
| Parameter | Statistics | Country | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA and Canada | Germany | Spain | Brazil | Australia | United Kingdom | Portugal | Poland | Other | Total | ||
| (n = 87) | (n = 61) | (n = 66) | (n = 76) | (n = 89) | (n = 74) | (n = 44) | (n = 65) | (n = 106) | (n = 668) | ||
| Primiparous bitches (first whelping) | % (n) | 50.6% (44) | 24.6% (15) | 63.6% (42) | 72.4% (55) | 41.6% (37) | 39.2% (29) | 50.0% (22) | 53.8% (35) | 40.6% (43) | 48.2% (322) |
| Multiparous bitches (experienced bitches) | % (n) | 1.1% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 1.5% (1) | 2.6% (2) | 1.1% (1) | 1.4% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.9% (6) |
| Not applicable, I never had such problem | % (n) | 48.3% (42) | 75.4% (46) | 34.8% (23) | 25.0% (19) | 57.3% (51) | 59.5% (44) | 50.0% (22) | 46.2% (30) | 59.4% (63) | 50.9% (340) |