Table 1.
Characteristics of respondents
| N=21,027 n | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Country | ||
| Italy | 4,813 | 22·9 |
| Sweden | 4,800 | 22·8 |
| Norway | 3,220 | 15·3 |
| Slovenia | 2,092 | 9·9 |
| Portugal | 1,685 | 8·0 |
| Germany | 1,081 | 5·1 |
| Serbia | 630 | 3·0 |
| Romania | 571 | 2·7 |
| France | 544 | 2·6 |
| Croatia | 458 | 2·2 |
| Luxembourg | 441 | 2·1 |
| Spain | 347 | 1·7 |
| Other countries1 | 345 | 1·6 |
| Year of giving birth | ||
| 2020 | 11,458 | 54·5 |
| 2021 | 8,752 | 41·6 |
| Missing | 817 | 3·9 |
| Gave birth in the same country where were born | ||
| Yes | 19,021 | 90·5 |
| No | 1,523 | 7·2 |
| Missing | 483 | 2·3 |
| Age range | ||
| 18-24 | 949 | 4·5 |
| 25-30 | 7,323 | 34·8 |
| 31-35 | 8,213 | 39·1 |
| 36-39 | 3,070 | 14·6 |
| ≥40 | 992 | 4·7 |
| Missing | 480 | 2·3 |
| Educational level2 | ||
| None | 8 | 0·1 |
| Elementary school | 46 | 0·2 |
| Junior High school | 1,100 | 5·2 |
| High School | 5,152 | 24·5 |
| University degree | 8,725 | 41·5 |
| Postgraduate degree / Master's /Doctorate or higher | 5,515 | 26·2 |
| Missing | 481 | 2·3 |
| Parity | ||
| 1 | 12,554 | 59·7 |
| >1 | 7,992 | 38·0 |
| Missing | 481 | 2·3 |
| Mode of birth | ||
| Vaginal spontaneous | 14,110 | 67·1 |
| Instrumental vaginal | 1,928 | 9·2 |
| Caesarean section | 4,989 | 23·7 |
| Elective caesarean section | 1,995 | 9·5 |
| Emergency caesarean section during labour | 2,025 | 9·6 |
| Emergency caesarean section prelabour | 969 | 4·6 |
| Type of facility | ||
| Public | 19,160 | 91·1 |
| Private | 1,387 | 6·6 |
| Missing | 480 | 2·3 |
| Type of healthcare providers who directly assisted the birth3 | ||
| Midwife | 18,153 | 86·3 |
| Nurse | 8,068 | 38·4 |
| A student (ie, before graduation) | 3,450 | 16·4 |
| Obstetrics registrar / medical resident (under post-graduate training) | 3,780 | 18·0 |
| Obstetrician-gynaecologist doctor | 10,876 | 51·7 |
| I don't know (healthcare providers did not introduce themselves) | 1,802 | 8·6 |
| Other | 3,029 | 14·4 |
| Other characteristics | ||
| Newborn admitted in neonatal intensive or semi-intensive care unit | 1,740 | 8·3 |
| Mother admitted in intensive care unit | 347 | 1·7 |
| Multiple birth | 260 | 1·2 |
Notes:
1
Other countries: Belgium (n=122); Austria (n=41); UK (n=36); Finland (n=28); Bosnia Herzegovina (n=27); Switzerland (n=21); Denmark (n=15); Greece, Ireland, Netherlands, Ukraine, Andorra, Montenegro, Russian Federation, Lithuania, Iceland, Poland, Turkey, Hungary, Albania, Cyprus, Latvia, Macedonia, and Czech Republic (each fewer than 10 cases).
2
Wording on education levels agreed among partners during the Delphi; questionnaire translated and back translated according to ISPOR Task Force for Translation and Cultural Adaptation Principles of Good Practice.
3
More than one possible answer.