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Table 5 Learning needs of young women who plan to become pregnant, reported for full sample, students who scored above the 75th percentile on the CFPP scale and students who prefer CS

From: Preference for cesarean section in young nulligravid women in eight OECD countries and implications for reproductive health education

 

Full sample %

CFPP scores >75th percentile %

CFPP scores ≤75th percentile %

p

Preference for CS %

Preference for vaginal birth %

P

The process of pregnancy

81.0

86.9

82.4

0.02

82.6

80.8

0.53

Promotion of a healthy pregnancy (nutrition, life style factors etc.)

88.0

91.6

89.9

0.23

84.7

88.3

0.11

The process of labor and birth

84.4

90.4

85.4

0.002

84.3

84.4

0.97

Available reproductive health services

59.1

69.2

58.6

<0.001

58.3

59.2

0.82

What could go wrong during pregnancy, labor and birth

74.4

85.6

73.4

<0.001

80.6

73.7

0.02

How to include both partners in the childbirth experience

72.0

76.4

73.6

0.22

64.5

72.7

0.02

The anatomy and physiology of the female reproductive system

43.7

56.8

41.6

<0.001

45.9

43.4

0.55

Risks and benefits of common interventions and technologies used during pregnancy, labor and birth

82.8

88.9

83.7

0.002

83.0

82.8

0.95

How the female body is equipped for childbirth

64.7

76.7

63.4

<0.001

66.4

64.5

0.60

Birth at home or at birthing centres

55.8

58.5

57.6

0.73

39.7

57.2

<0.001