Table 1 T -test results comparing midwives and doctors’ responses for each survey item
From: Maternity care providers’ perceptions of women’s autonomy and the law
Item | Midwives | Doctors | t | p | 95% CI | η 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M (SD) | M (SD) | LL | UL | ||||
In collaborative practice, working with primary carers, the final decision should always rest with the woman | 5.72 (1.19) | 4.82 (1.65) | −3.87 | .001*** | −1.37 | -.44 | .04 |
Collaboration involves midwives and doctors working together but the doctor is the most competent in making the final decision | 2.54 (1.55) | 4.95 (1.42) | 11.29 | .001*** | 1.98 | 2.82 | .28 |
For the safety of the baby, the maternity care team sometimes need to override the needs of the woman | 4.27 (1.77) | 4.89 (1.48) | 2.71 | .008 | 0.17 | 1.08 | .02 |
Encouraging women to have more control over their childbearing compromises safety | 2.14 (1.30) | 3.22 (1.33) | 5.61 | .001*** | 0.70 | 1.46 | .08 |
Legally, doctors are ultimately responsible, even in collaborative models | 2.69 (1.57) | 5.75 (1.34) | 15.04 | .001*** | 2.65 | 3.46 | .04 |
The current maternity care system allows all to be legally accountable for their own actions in a collaborative team | 4.21 (1.61) | 3.13 (1.40) | −4.61 | .001*** | −1.54 | −0.62 | .06 |