Table 4

Mean satisfaction scores (%) on five subscales categorised by women's place of delivery

SubscaleHomeCommunity unit (CU)Large Hospital (LH)F value SDdfp valueSignificant differences on post-hoc testing (p<0.05)
Expectations84.368.654.819.625.82, 3500.0001Home v CU; home v LH; CU v LH
Professional support92.380.378.47.016.82, 3570.001Home v CU; home v LH
Pain in labour63.555.954.55.911.72, 3510.01Home v CU; home v LH
Knowing carer84.146.238.425.828.52, 3560.0001Home v CU; home v LH; CU v LH
Control64.844.849.26.323.72, 3500.002Home v CU; home v LH