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Table 5 Odds ratios for the association between 1: general rate of satisfaction with the caregiver (<9/ ≥ 9) and 2: quality of treatment by caregiver during labour and birth (below 4/ equal to 4) among women who were transferred (transfer) during labour and among those who were not transferred (no transfer)

From: Satisfaction with caregivers during labour among low risk women in the Netherlands: the association with planned place of birth and transfer of care during labour

Primiparous women

Multiparous women

   

Multilevel

  

Multilevel

1: General rating of satisfaction with caregiver

Total N

N (%) ≥ 9

OR (95%CI)

Adjusteda OR (95% CI)

Total N

N (%) ≥ 9

OR (95%CI)

Adjusteda OR (95% CI)

Transfer

 planned home-transfer

329

208 (63.2)

1.53 (1.1, 2.2)**

1.44 (1.0, 2.1)**

104

70 (67.3)

0.97 (0.5, 1.7)

1.11 (0.6, 2.1)

 planned hosp-transfer

267

139 (52.1)

1

1

109

74 (67.9)

1

1

No transfer

 planned home-home

222

181 (81.5)

1.41 (0.7, 2.7)

1.48 (0.8, 2.9)

652

529 (81.1)

1.21 (0.8, 1.8)

1.21 (0.8, 1.8)

 planned hosp-home

39

34 (87.2)

2.14 (0.7, 6.4)

2.04 (0.7, 6.2)

100

89 (89.0)

2.28 (1.1, 4.7)**

2.31 (1.1, 4.7)**

 planned hosp-hosp

98

76 (77.6)

1

1

197

154 (78.2)

1

1

2: Quality of treatment by caregiver

 

N (%) =4

   

N (%) =4

  

Transfer

 Planned home

330

225 (68.2)

1.61 (1.2, 2.2)**

1.65 (1.2, 2.3)**

104

78 (75.0)

1.72 (0.9, 3.1)

1.76 (0.9, 3.3)

 Planned hospital

275

157 (57.1)

1

1

113

72 (63.7)

1

1

No transfer

 planned home-home

222

185 (83.3)

1.73 (0.9, 3.2)

1.81 (0.9, 3.4)

659

530 (80.4)

1.87 (1.3, 2.7)**

1.80 (1.3, 2,6)**

 planned hosp-home

39

29 (74.3)

1.01 (0.4, 2.4)

0.94 (0.4, 2.3)

101

80 (79.2)

1.74 (0.9, 3.1)

1.70 (0.9, 3.0)

 planned hosp-hosp

99

74 (74.7)

1

1

199

137 (68.8)

1

1

  1. **p < 0.05
  2. aadjusted for maternal age, ethnic background (Dutch, western background, non-western background) and socioeconomic status (quartiles)