Respondents who reported declining a procedure among all respondents who were offered the procedure, divided into refusal respected, after which procedure was not performed, and refusal over-ruled, after which the procedure was performed
| Procedure | Total number of offered procedures | Refused a procedure, n (%) | Refusal was respected, n (%) | Refusal was over-ruled, n (%) |
| Induction of labour | 3422 | 299 (8.7) | 277 (92.6) | 22 (7.4) |
| External cardiotocography | 6351 | 47 (0.7) | 22 (46.8) | 25 (53.2) |
| Fetal scalp electrode | 4373 | 150 (3.4) | 98 (65.3) | 52 (34.7) |
| Vaginal examination | 9801 | 72 (0.7) | 31 (43.1) | 41 (56.9) |
| Artificial rupture of membranes | 5860 | 103 (1.8) | 82 (79.6) | 21 (20.4) |
| Augmentation of labour | 2846 | 120 (4.2) | 60 (50.0) | 60 (50.0) |
| Episiotomy | 2433 | 168 (6.9) | 125 (74.4) | 43 (25.6) |
| Postpartum oxytocin administration | 4940 | 193 (3.9) | 152 (78.8) | 41 (21.2) |
| Caesarean section during labour | 1301 | 113 (8.7) | 100 (88.5) | 13 (11.5) |
| Prelabour caesarean section | 587 | 1 (0.2) | 0 | 1 (100.0) |