Table 4 Type of care, type of birth and pain relief used
From: Women’s preferences for childbirth experiences in the Republic of Ireland; a mixed methods study
Type of care | N (%) | Vaginal birth | Instrumental birth | Emergency caesarean section | No pain relief | Non medical pain relief | Pethidine/Entonox | Epidural analgesia | Mixture of both |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Public | 283 (53.2) | 205 (72.4) | 53 (18.7) | 25 (8.8) | 43 (15.1) | 12 (4.2) | 105 (37.1) | 72 (25.4%) | 54 19.0 |
Private/semiprivate | 246 (46.3) | 143 (58) | 53 (21.6) | 50 (20.3) | 32 (13) | 5 (2) | 65 (26.4) | 105 (42.6) | 39 (15.9) |
Totala | 531 | 351 (66) | 106 (19.9) | 75 (14.1) | 75 (14.1) | 17 (3.2) | 170 (32) | 177 (33.3) | 93 (17.5) |