Table 2 Maternal birth experience and COVID impact during lockdown, according to whether they delivered before or during the lockdown
N(%) | N (%) | Before | During | Total | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(N = 1231) | (N = 576) | (N = 1807) | |||
Living status during the lockdown | 1774 (98.2) | ||||
With husband | 409 (33.7) | 221 (39.5) | 630 (35.5) | 0.168 | |
With husband & parents | 310 (25.5) | 136 (24.3) | 446 (25.1) | ||
With husband & parents-in-law | 481 (39.6) | 199 (35.5) | 680 (38.3) | ||
Alone | 9 (0.7) | 2 (0.4) | 11 (0.6) | ||
Other | 5 (0.4) | 2 (0.4) | 7 (0.4) | ||
COVID impact on purchasing daily necessities | 1792 (99.2) | ||||
Great | 106 (8.7) | 57 (10) | 163 (9.1) | 0.014 | |
Moderate | 433 (35.5) | 232 (40.6) | 665 (37.1) | ||
Little | 375 (30.7) | 177 (30.9) | 552 (30.8) | ||
No | 306 (25.1) | 106 (18.5) | 412 (23) | ||
COVID impact on household income | 1797 (99.4) | ||||
Great | 144 (11.8) | 75 (13.1) | 219 (12.2) | 0.013 | |
Moderate | 466 (38.1) | 246 (42.9) | 712 (39.6) | ||
Little | 297 (24.3) | 143 (25) | 440 (24.5) | ||
No | 317 (25.9) | 109 (19) | 426 (23.7) | ||
COVID impact on birth location | 1788 (98.9) | ||||
Yes | 58 (4.8) | 61 (10.7) | 119 (6.7) | 0.000 | |
No | 1161 (95.2) | 508 (89.3) | 1669 (93.3) | ||
Birth location | 1806 (99.9) | ||||
National hospital | 1177 (95.7) | 552 (95.8) | 1729 (95.7) | 0.592 | |
Private hospital | 49 (4) | 24 (4.2) | 73 (4) | ||
Oversea hospital | 3 (0.2) | 0 (0) | 3 (0.2) | ||
Home | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.1) | ||
Mode of delivery | 1802 (99.7) | ||||
Vaginal | 744 (60.6) | 359 (62.4) | 1103 (61.2) | 0.656 | |
Vaginal induced | 38 (3.1) | 22 (3.8) | 60 (3.3) | ||
Planned caesarean | 300 (24.4) | 133 (23.1) | 433 (24) | ||
Emergency caesarean | 145 (11.8) | 61 (10.6) | 206 (11.4) | ||
Skin-to-skin contact after delivery | 1804 (99.8) | ||||
Yes | 1184 (96.3) | 555 (96.7) | 1739 (96.4) | 0.648 | |
No | 46 (3.7) | 19 (3.3) | 65 (3.6) |