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