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Table 1 Proportion of assessment of the care received, socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics of postpartum women

From: Good practices according to WHO’s recommendation for normal labor and birth and women’s assessment of the care received: the “birth in Brazil” national research study, 2011/2012

 

Number

Percent

Assessment

 Excellent

1529

37.3

 Good

2137

52.1

 Regular

310

7.2

 Poor/Very poor

126

3.4

Parity

 Multiparous

2114

50.9

 Primiparous

2041

49.1

Type of birth

 Vaginal

3055

73.5

 Forceps/Vacuum Extractor

173

4.2

 Caesarean section

928

22.3

Age (years)

 12–19

952

22.9

 20–34

2947

71.0

 35 or more

255

6.1

Skin color

 White

1416

34.1

 Black

397

9.6

 Mixed

2275

54.8

 East Asian

66

1.1

Educational level (years)

 15 or more

180

4.4

 11 to 14

1809

43.7

 8 to 10

1259

30.4

 0 to 7

891

21.5

Economic level

 High (A + B)

886

21.5

 Mid level (C)

2501

60.5

 Low (D + E)

741

18.0

Type of payment

 Private

466

11.2

 Public

3689

88.8