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Table 3 Odds ratio (OR) crude and adjusteda of good practices in normal labour and birth (WHO) with the assessment by women of the care received

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

Good practices WHO

Women’s assessment of the care receivedb

Good

Regular

Poor/Very poor

OR crude (CI)

OR adjusted (CI)

OR crude (CI)

OR adjusted (CI)

OR crude (CI)

OR adjusted (CI)

Empathic support from caregivers

 Excellent

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Good

4.13 (2.91–5.87)

4.03 (2.90–5.59)

3.15 (1.43 6.90)

3.31 (1.48–7.39)

11.17 (3.06 40.82)

10.77 (2.65–43.75)

 Regular/Poor/Very poor

6.43 (3.72–11.13)

6.53 (3.73–11.42)

40.63 (19.38–85.18)

46.81 (20.65–106.12)

217.00 (59.71 788.65)

257.14 (66.22–998.46)

Privacy in birthing place

 Excellent

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Good

4.03 (2.95–5.50)

3.87 (2.85–5.24)

7.59 (3.69–15.63)

8.56 (3.88–18.91)

16.38 (3.41–78.73)

16.97 (3.54–81.29)

 Regular/Poor/Very poor

5.21 (2.78–9.76)

5.16 (2.73–9.74)

44.56 (19.57–101.48)

55.12 (21.88–138.83)

182.96 (30.95–1081.73)

217.18 (33.73–1398.43)

Clarity of the information/explanation

 Excellent

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Good

3.64 (2.86–4.65)

3.44 (2.69–4.39)

3.39 (1.88–6.10)

3.38 (1.82–6.30)

12.31 (3.34–45.36)

10.96 (2.94–40.88)

 Regular/Poor/Very poor

6.46 (3.42–12.21)

6.02 (3.29–10.99)

26.25 (14.40–47.86)

58.98 (15.10–55.66)

88.26 (21.47–362.83)

88.88 (21.45–368.24)

Receiving information/explanation

 Excellent

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Good

3.04 (2.18–4.25)

2.93 (2.08–4.12)

5.14 (1.97–13.44)

5.03 (1.90–13.32)

3.69 (1.48–9.21)

3.71 (1.49–9.28)

 Regular/Poor/Very poor

6.17 (4.19–9.07)

5.78 (3.95–8.46)

33.63 (13.71–82.47)

33.77 (13.08–87.19)

23.27 (8.27–65.42)

25.74 (8.79–75.32)

Free nutricion

 Yes

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 No

0.96 (0.62–1.42)

1.00 (0.66–1.53)

0.88 (0.57–1.35)

0.89 (0.54–1.45)

0.81 (0.39–1.68)

0.76 (0.35–1.64)

Freedom position/movement

 Yes

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 No

0.87 (0.60–1.25)

0.95 (0.65–1.38)

0.92 (0.59–1.43)

0.98 (0.62–1.55)

0.59 (0.32–1.11)

0.61 (0.32–1.16)

Use of non-pharmacological methods

 Yes

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 No

0.83 (0.61–1.12)

0.87 (0.63–1.20)

1.18 (0.72–1.95)

1.24 (0.74–2.07)

0.97 (0.49–1.93)

0.99 (0.51–1.91)

Skin to skin contact

 Yes

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 No

1.28 (0.85–1.93)

1.29 (0.84–1.99)

1.25 (0.63–2.47)

1.26 (0.61–2.60)

2.28 (0.97–5.35)

2.28 (0.93–5.56)

Initiation of breast-feeding in birthing place

 Yes

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 No

0.93 (0.69–1.25)

0.99 (0.72–1.35)

1.08 (0.59–1.97)

1.10 (0.59–2.06)

0.81 (0.44–1.47)

0.78 (0.43–1.42)

Women’s choice of companions

 Yes

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 No

1.36 (0.81–2.28)

1.28 (0.76–2.15)

0.98 (0.25–3.86)

0.83 (0.22–3.08)

2.52 (0.86–7.35)

2.02 (0.64–6.41)

Presence of companion

 Yes

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Partial

0.96 (0.61–1.51)

0.98 (0.61–1.57)

0.85 (0.37–1.92)

0.89 (0.41–1.92)

1.27 (0.47–3.41)

1.12 (0.40–3.14)

 No

1.32 (0.77–2.26)

1.28 (0.72–2.30)

2.38 (0.88–6.43)

2.44 (0.99–6.03)

3.51 (1.07–11.50)

3.51 (1.11–11.12)

  1. Because of the low proportions of mothers, the Regular, Poor and Very poor categories in all good practices were grouped
  2. CI 95 % confidence interval
  3. aModels adjusted for sociodemographic variables (economic level, education level, type of payment), parity and type of birth
  4. bReference category: Excellent