Factors associated with cesarean delivery during labor in primiparous women assisted in the Brazilian Public Health System: data from a National Survey

Table 3 Bivariate analyses of primiparous assisted during labor in public hospitals, Brazil, 2011–2012 (N = 2487)

		Professional who assisted with labor
		Physician		Midwife		p value*
		N	%	N	%	p value*
Use of any of the good practices during labor	Yes	1709	79.4	443	20.6	0.001
Use of any of the good practices during labor	No	342	92.2	29	7.8	0.001
Eating	Yes	541	71.4	217	28.6	0.002
Eating	No	1509	85.6	254	14.4	0.002
Mobility	Yes	961	80.2	238	19.8	0.418
Mobility	No	1089	82.3	234	17.7	0.418
Use of nonpharmacological pain relief	Yes	702	74.3	243	25.7	0.006
Use of nonpharmacological pain relief	No	1349	85.5	229	14.5	0.006
Presence of companionship	Yes	1101	82.8	229	17.2	0.327
Presence of companionship	No	790	77.7	227	22.3	0.327
Monitoring progress of labor using a partogram	Yes	1048	74.7	355	25.3	<0.001
Monitoring progress of labor using a partogram	No	1003	89.6	117	10.4	<0.001
Use of spinal or epidural analgesia	Yes	232	92.8	18	7.2	0.002
Use of spinal or epidural analgesia	No	1818	80.1	453	19.9	0.002
Total		2050	81.3	472	18.7

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