Patient characteristics (n=645) | Mean (SD) / n (%) | Median (range) |
Age at time of delivery (years) | 32.7 (4.6) | 32.7 (18.3–49.4) |
Primiparous | 330 (51.2) | |
Western origin | 488 (75.7) | |
Living in a deprived area | 82 (12.7) | |
Limited social network | 56 (8.7) | |
Medical indication | ||
Maternal | 204 (31.6) | |
Fetal | 131 (20.3) | |
Other | 206 (31.9) | |
Unknown | 118 (18.3) | |
Clinical outcomes | ||
Neonatal morbidity | ||
Spontaneous preterm birth | 46 (7.1) | |
Iatrogenic preterm birth | 59 (9.2) | |
Length of stay (days) | ||
Mother | 1.7 (1.5) | 1 (0–10) |
Neonate | 3.3 (6.5) | 0 (0–28) |
Treatment variables | ||
Type of delivery | ||
Spontaneous vaginal delivery | 343 (53.2) | |
Assisted vaginal delivery | 84 (13.0) | |
Delivery by caesarean section | 218 (33.8) | |
Start of labour | ||
Iatrogenic | 369 (57.2) | |
Use of care | ||
Antenatal admissions | 0.1 (0.4) | 0 (0–5) |
Visits | 10.4 (7.8) | 10 (0–44) |
Single care provider | 336 (52.0) | |
PROMs and PREMs | ||
Health related quality of life | 34.0 (7.7) | 34 (12–50) |
Mental health screening | 1.2 (1.5) | 1 (0–6) |
Mental health follow-up* | 17.2 (5.6) | 17 (2–29) |
Urinary incontinence screening | 0.4 (0.5) | 0 (0–1) |
Urinary incontinence follow-up† | 7.0 (3.8) | 6 (0–20) |
Anal incontinence screening | 0.3 (0.4) | 0 (0–1) |
Anal incontinence follow-up‡ | 2.9 (2.5) | 2 (0–16) |
Pain with intercourse | 1.4 (1.5) | 1 (0–5) |
Role confidence | 3.9 (1.1) | 4 (1–5) |
Birth experience | 27.8 (7.5) | 28 (3–40) |
Satisfaction with care | 2.9 (0.9) | 3 (0–4) |
Healthcare responsiveness and shared decision making | 13.6 (3.3) | 15 (0–16) |
Continuity of care§ | 8.6 (2.1) | 9 (3–12) |
Pain relief | 4.5 (1.4) | 5 (0–6) |
Partner involvement¶ | 8.2 (1.5) | 8 (2–10) |
Grey shade are dependent questions.
*Answered by women who screened positive on mental health screening questions (N=86).
†Answered by women who screened positive on urinary incontinence screening questions (N=226).
‡Answered by women who screened positive on anal incontinence screening questions (N=165).
§Answered by women who had multiple care providers during pregnancy (N=589).
¶Answered by women who had a partner (N=596).
PREM, patient-reported experience measure; PROM, patient-reported outcome measure.