Table 3.
T-Tests.
| Variables | Yes |
No |
B–H correction |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | M | SD | N | M | SD | t(df) | p | Effect size (d) | Rank | (i/m)Q | |
| Type of Birtha | 74 | 14.372 | 12.657 | 175 | 12.023 | 11.737 | −1.411(247) | .160 | .192 | 15 | .139 |
| Obstetric Intervention | 99 | 15.053 | 12.956 | 150 | 11.182 | 11.162 | −2.435(187.88) | .016 | .320 | 9 | .083 |
| Preterm Birth | 33 | 23.482 | 12.007 | 33 | 14.290 | 12.272 | −.803(247) | .423 | .757 | 17 | .157 |
| Neonatal Intensive Care Unit | 44 | 16.992 | 12.970 | 204 | 11.842 | 11.669 | −2.602(246) | .010 | .417 | 7 | .065 |
| Prenatal Care | |||||||||||
| Fewer in-person visits | 150 | 13.919 | 12.400 | 99 | 10.906 | 11.274 | −1.945(247) | .053 | .254 | 12 | .111 |
| Use of telehealth visits | 122 | 13.336 | 12.280 | 127 | 12.130 | 11.810 | −.790(247) | .430 | .100 | 19 | .176 |
| Masks required | 237 | 12.791 | 12.009 | 12 | 11.333 | 12.965 | −.381(11.98) | .710 | .117 | 24 | .222 |
| Unable to bring support person(s) to prenatal appointments | 219 | 12.662 | 11.952 | 30 | 13.152 | 12.810 | .209(247) | .844 | .040 | 25 | .231 |
| Unable to attend childbirth classes | 163 | 13.593 | 12.751 | 86 | 11.069 | 10.410 | −1.680(205.32) | .094 | .217 | 14 | .130 |
| Unable to tour birthing facility | 178 | 13.106 | 12.394 | 71 | 11.766 | 11.103 | −.799(247) | .425 | .114 | 18 | .167 |
| Labor & Birth | |||||||||||
| No support person(s) allowed | 6 | 6.963 | 9.331 | 243 | 12.863 | 12.072 | 1.188(247) | .236 | .547 | 16 | .148 |
| One support person; same person throughout | 211 | 13.527 | 12.322 | 38 | 8.246 | 9.196 | −3.078(63.63) | .003 | .486 | 2 | .019 |
| One support person; person could differ | 5 | 8.600 | 6.024 | 244 | 12.806 | 12.117 | .773(247) | .440 | .440 | 20 | .185 |
| Limited length of stay for support person(s) | 18 | 22.124 | 13.837 | 231 | 11.989 | 11.599 | −3.520(247) | .001 | .794 | 1 | .009 |
| COVID-19 testing | 168 | 13.077 | 12.107 | 81 | 11.984 | 11.920 | −.671(247) | .503 | .091 | 21 | .194 |
| Required to wear mask | 136 | 14.730 | 12.781 | 113 | 10.304 | 10.627 | −2.984(245.00) | .003 | .377 | 3 | .028 |
| Required self-isolation prior to labor and birth | 34 | 12.422 | 13.371 | 215 | 12.769 | 11.841 | .156(247) | .876 | .027 | 26 | .241 |
| Limited interaction/access to staff | 57 | 15.945 | 13.820 | 192 | 11.764 | 11.313 | −2.086(79.57) | .040 | .331 | 10 | .093 |
| Separation from newborn | 5 | 9.156 | 11.100 | 244 | 12.794 | 12.061 | .669(247) | .504 | .314 | 22 | .204 |
| Early discharge | 67 | 13.233 | 12.711 | 182 | 12.532 | 11.805 | −.407(247) | .684 | .057 | 23 | .213 |
| Birth Plan | |||||||||||
| Changed location of birth | 10 | 22.467 | 16.859 | 239 | 12.313 | 11.661 | −2.646(247) | .009 | .701 | 6 | .055 |
| Changed support person(s) who were present for labor and birth | 53 | 17.499 | 14.580 | 196 | 11.429 | 10.935 | −2.824(68.60) | .006 | .471 | 4 | .037 |
| Changed provider(s) for prenatal care | 12 | 24.019 | 18.351 | 237 | 12.149 | 11.386 | −2.219(11.43) | .048 | .777 | 11 | .102 |
| Changed provider(s) for labor and birth | 14 | 21.881 | 18.601 | 235 | 12.175 | 11.354 | −1.931(13.58) | .075 | .630 | 13 | .121 |
| Changed planned/anticipated method for birth | 21 | 12.455 | 11.166 | 228 | 12.746 | 12.132 | .106(247) | .916 | .025 | 27 | .250 |
| Change in breastfeeding plan | 5 | 26.778 | 15.946 | 244 | 12.433 | 11.808 | −2.671(247) | .008 | 1.076 | 5 | .046 |
| Change in pain management and/or comfort measures | 25 | 20.209 | 15.233 | 224 | 11.885 | 11.361 | −2.651(27.06) | .013 | .619 | 8 | .074 |
a
Collapsed birth type categories; yes = cesarean birth, no = vaginal birth.