Table 7.
Weighted mean (standard deviation) scores of the Childbirth Experience Questionnaire 2.0 for the total population (n = 621)
| Total population N = 621 |
Statistical differences among subgroups | |
|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | P-value | |
| PREGNANCY CHARACTERISTICS | ||
| Parity | ≤ 0.001 | |
| Nulliparous | 3.35 (0.50) | |
| Multiparous | 3.16 (0.55) | |
| Gestational age | 0.27 | |
| < 36 + 6 | 3.13 (0.48) | |
| 37 + 0 - 39 + 6 | 3.24 (0.58) | |
| 40 + 0 - 40 + 6 | 3.31 (0.49) | |
| 41 + 0 - 41 + 6 | 3.28 (0.45) | |
| ≥ 42 + 0 | 3.03 (0.58) | |
| Complications during pregnancy a | ≤ 0.001 | |
| None | 3.36 (0.48) | |
| 1 | 3.2 (0.51) | |
| 2 | 3.13 (0.60) | |
| ≥ 3 | 2.91 (0.66) | |
| BIRTH CHARACTERISTICS | ||
| Mode of birth | ≤ 0.001 | |
| Vaginal | 3.32 (0.51) | |
| Instrumental vaginal | 2.96 (0.44) | |
| CS (elective or emergency) | 2.98 (0.62) | |
| Number of times the attended healthcare professional during birth was met in the prenatal period | ≤ 0.001 | |
| 0 | 3.13 (0.57) | |
| 1-2 | 3.25 (0.54) | |
| 3-4 | 3.44 (0.39) | |
| ≥ 5 | 3.37 (0.50) | |
| Unknown | 3.05 (0.59) | |
| Place of giving birth | ≤ 0.001 | |
| Home | 3.55 (0.37) | |
| Maternity hotel/birth centre | 3.17 (0.54) | |
| Hospital | 3.03 (0.60) | |
| Healthcare professionals | ≤ 0.001 | |
| Community midwife | 3.54 (0.36) | |
| Hospital-based midwife | 3.17 (0.52) | |
| Obstetrician | 3.02 (0.63) | |
| Community midwife and Hospital-based midwife | 3.22 (0.49) | |
| Community midwife and Obstetrician | 3.13 (0.43) | |
| Hospital-based midwife and Obstetrician | 2.97 (0.58) | |
| Community midwife and Hospital-based midwife and Obstetrician | 3.07 (0.55) | |
| BIRTH INTERVENTIONS | ||
| Induction of labour | ≤ 0.001 | |
| No | 3.34 (0.49) | |
| Yes | 3.03 (0.60) | |
| CTG monitoring | ≤ 0.001 | |
| No | 3.45 (0.43) | |
| Yes | 3.08 (0.56) | |
| Episiotomy b | ≤ 0.001 | |
| No | 3.31 (0.51) | |
| Yes | 2.99 (0.59) | |
| Pain relief treatment c | ≤ 0.001 | |
| No | 3.36 (0.49) | |
| Yes | 3.04 (0.57) | |
| Catheterisation | ≤ 0.001 | |
| No | 3.37 (0.49) | |
| Yes | 3.09 (0.56) | |
| Vaginal laceration b | 0.83 | |
| No | 3.27 (0.55) | |
| Yes | 3.26 (0.57) | |
| Vaginal laceration (surgery) b | 0.19 | |
| No | 3.27 (0.53) | |
| Yes | 3.16 (0.61) | |
a Complications during pregnancy care: intra-uterine growth restriction, blood loss trimester first trimester, blood loss second or third trimester, diabetes gravidarum, cholestasis, problems with blood pressure, abruptio placenta, placenta praevia, polyhydramnion, thrombosis, HELLP-syndrome, dysmature, macrosomia, oligohydramnios
b Scores on the Childbirth Experience Questionnaire 2.0 for birth interventions episiotomy, vaginal laceration and vaginal laceration which required OK-treatment were calculated for vaginal births only (n = 554)
c Pain relief include epidural, morphine or pethidine treatment