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Table 1 Background characteristics of the participating women (n = 23)

From: Women’s experiences of receiving information about and consenting or declining to participate in a randomized controlled trial involving episiotomy in vacuum-assisted delivery: a qualitative study

 

n (%)

Mean [range]

Age (years)

30.6 [23–38]

Country of birth

Sweden

20 (87)

Outside Sweden

3 (13)

Family situation

Cohabitant with partner

22 (96)

Single mother

1 (4)

Place of residence

Stockholm region

2 (9)

County of Dalarna

20 (87)

Others

1 (4)

Occupation

Employed/self-employed

19 (83)

Social benefits/student

4 (17)

Consent to EVA trial

Yes

14 (61)

No

9 (39)

Mode of delivery

Spontaneous vaginal

15 (66)

Vacuum extraction

4 (17)

Caesarean section

4 (17)