Table 4.
Scores on the Mothers Autonomy in Decision Making Scale, Mothers on Respect Index and Childbirth Experience Questionnaire 2.0 of the total population who differed on maternal characteristics (N = 621)
| Mothers’ Autonomy in Decision Making scale a | Statistical differences among subgroups total population | Mothers on Respect Index a | Statistical differences among subgroups total population | Childbirth Experience Questionnaire 2.0 | Statistical differences among subgroups total population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median (IQR) | p-value | Median (IQR) | p-value | Mean (SD) | p-value | |
| MATERNAL CHARACTERISTICS | ||||||
| Maternal age (in years) | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.05 | |||
| ≤ 25 | 35 (24-41) | 74 (68-78) | 3.17 (0.60) | |||
| 26-30 | 35 (25-41) | 75 (69-79) | 3.28 (0.51) | |||
| 31-35 | 34 (25-40) | 74 (68-78) | 3.21 (0.55) | |||
| ≥ 36 | 36 (28-42) | 76 (72-79) | 3.38 (0.51) | |||
| Dutch regions | 0.89 | 0.92 | 0.69 | |||
| North | 35 (26-40) | 74 (68-79) | 3.25 (0.58) | |||
| East | 35 (24-41) | 75 (71-78) | 3.31 (0.48) | |||
| South | 35 (25-42) | 75 (69-79) | 3.24 (0.54) | |||
| West | 35 (25-40) | 74 (70-79) | 3.25 (0.50) | |||
| Ethnic background | 0.53 | 0.91 | 0.25 | |||
| No migrant background (Dutch) | 35 (26-41) | 75 (69-78) | 3.27 (0.53) | |||
| Migrant background | 34 (24-42) | 74 (69-79) | 3.14 (0.66) | |||
| Marital status | 0.87 | 0.63 | 0.18 | |||
| Single | 34 (21-42) | 73 (62-79) | 3.26 (0.53) | |||
| Partner | 35 (25-41) | 75 (69-78) | 3.05 (0.63) | |||
| Religion | 0.28 | 0.84 | 0.28 | |||
| None | 35 (26-41) | 75 (69-79) | 3.25 (0.55) | |||
| Christianity, Islam or other | 35 (23-41) | 74 (70-78) | 3.30 (0.51) | |||
| Education level | 0.49 | 0.15 | 0.09 | |||
| Low | 35 (24-41) | 74 (64-78) | 3.12 (0.65) | |||
| Middle | 35 (23-41) | 74 (69-78) | 3.25 (0.57) | |||
| High | 35 (27-41) | 75 (70-79) | 3.30 (0.48) | |||
| Income | 0.82 | 0.03 | 0.07 | |||
| < €2000 | 35 (24-40) | 74 (66-78) | 3.20 (0.60) | |||
| €2000-€2500 | 34 (27-41) | 74 (71-79) | 3.21 (0.46) | |||
| €2501-€3500 | 35 (24-41) | 74 (69-78) | 3.21 (0.57) | |||
| > €3500 | 35 (26-40) | 75 (70-79) | 3.31 (0.48) | |||
| Unknown/does not want to answer | 35 (29-42) | 77 (73-79) | 3.40 (0.48) | |||
a MADM scores and MORi scores were at random selected if a women had completed these for each multiple healthcare professional that they encountered for in the intrapartum period