TABLE 1.
Characteristics of respondents
| Overall a | Year of childbirth | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2021 | |||
| n = 2079 | n = 833 | n = 1205 | ||
| No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | ||
| Age range, year | ||||
| 18–24 | 218 (10.5) | 75 (9.0) | 140 (11.6) | 0.059 |
| 25–30 | 908 (43.7) | 373 (44.8) | 530 (44.0) | 0.723 |
| 31–35 | 669 (32.2) | 274 (32.9) | 394 (32.7) | 0.926 |
| 36–39 | 209 (10.1) | 93 (11.2) | 115 (9.5) | 0.235 |
| ≥40 | 44 (2.1) | 18 (2.2) | 26 (2.2) | 0.996 |
| Missing | 41 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | NA |
| Educational level b | ||||
| None | 1 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0.409 |
| Elementary school | 22 (1.1) | 7 (0.8) | 15 (1.2) | 0.385 |
| Junior high school | 199 (9.6) | 80 (9.6) | 115 (9.5) | 0.964 |
| High school | 291 (14.0) | 111 (13.3) | 178 (14.8) | 0.357 |
| University degree | 913 (43.9) | 391 (46.9) | 520 (43.2) | 0.091 |
| Postgraduate degree/Master/Doctorate or higher | 622 (29.9) | 243 (29.2) | 377 (31.3) | 0.308 |
| Missing | 41 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | NA |
| Born in Latvia | ||||
| Yes | 2017 (97.0) | 821 (98.6) | 1187 (98.5) | 0.922 |
| No | 31 (1.5) | 12 (1.4) | 18 (1.5) | 0.922 |
| Missing | 41 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | NA |
| Parity | ||||
| 1 | 1113 (53.5) | 474 (56.9) | 634 (52.6) | 0.056 |
| >1 | 935 (45.0) | 359 (43.1) | 571 (47.4) | 0.056 |
| Missing | 41 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | NA |
| Mode of birth | ||||
| Vaginal spontaneous | 1512 (72.7) | 593 (71.2) | 886 (73.5) | 0.245 |
| Instrumental vaginal birth | 149 (7.2) | 55 (6.6) | 93 (7.7) | 0.340 |
| Cesarean | 418 (20.1) | 185 (22.2) | 226 (18.8) | 0.056 |
| Other characteristics | ||||
| Newborn admission to NICU or SCBU | 148 (7.1) | 58 (7.0) | 87 (7.2) | 0.893 |
| Maternal admission to ICU | 10 (0.5) | 5 (0.6) | 5 (0.4) | 0.790 |
| Multiple birth | 26 (1.3) | 14 (1.7) | 12 (1.0) | 0.249 |
| Stillbirths | 2 (0.1) | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0.853 |
| Presence of an obstetrics/gynecology doctor in the team who assisted the birth | 1247 (60.0) | 511 (61.3) | 731 (60.7) | 0.792 |
Abbreviations: ICU, intensive care unit; NICU, neonatal intensive care unit; SCBU, special care baby unit.
a
Overall results include 41 women with missing year of childbirth.
b
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.