Effect of delivery mode on Chinese women’s maternal satisfaction: a moderated mediation model of support from medical staff and women’s self-assessment of health

Figures & data

Table 1. Statistics for each variable.

	N(%)	M(SD)
Age at first birth		25.55(3.15)
Region
Urban	66(47.1)
Rural	74(52.9)
Education
Primary school	10(7.1)
Junior middle school	29(20.7)
Senior middle school	28(20.0)
College +	73(52.2)
Occupation
Government-related	67(47.9)
Private, foreign, and individual	29(20.7)
Unemployed	44(31.4)
Mode of delivery
Vaginal birth	88(62.8)
C-section	52(37.1)
Medical measures		1.51(1.06)
episiotomy	37(42.0)
oxycontin	37(26.4)
artificial rupture	30(21.4)
pressing the abdomen	30(21.4)
Self-assessed health		1.96(0.85)
Perceptions of medical staff support		3.88(1.09)
The nurses have consistently provided excellent healthcare and assistance throughout the entire perinatal period		3.82(1.20)
During pregnancy, the doctors imparted a great deal of obstetric knowledge and provided some guidance		3.87(1.19)
In the process of delivery, the doctors and midwives showed a high degree of respect and paid much attention.		3.91(1.24)
After childbirth, the doctors and nurses provided quality care physically, mentally and shared the care knowledge		3.89(1.23)
Maternal satisfaction		3.54(1.32)
dissatisfied	17(12.1)
relatively dissatisfied	17(12.1)
neutral	16(11.4)
relatively satisfied	53(37.9)
very satisfied	37(26.4)

N = 140.

Table 2. Moderated Mediation Model.

Variables	PMSS					MS	MS
	(Path a)					(Path b)	(Path c)
	B	T	B	t	B	t	B	T	B	t
MoD	0.540	2.782**	0.567	2.973**			0.826	3.423**	0.399	2.108***
PMSS					0.823	10.238***			0.783	9.589***
SAH	−0.226	−2.069*	−0.234	−2.186*
MoD*SAH			−0.531	−2.395**
R^2	0.097		0.140		0.454		0.085		0.473
F	6.689**		7.542***		104.812***		11.715**		56.060***

*p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001; MoD = mode of delivery, MS: maternal satisfaction; PMSS: perception of medical staff support; SAH: self-assessed health.

Table 3. Testing moderating effect by Bootstrap method.

Variables	Effect	95%CI
MoD→PMSS→MS	0.427**	0.128–0.723
MoD→MS	0.399**	0.024–0.774
MoD*SAH→PMSS→MS	−0.411**	−0.803–0.050
MoD→MS	0.409**	0.030–0.787

**p<.05, MoD: mode of delivery; MS: maternal satisfaction; PMSS: perception of medical staff support; SAH: self-assessed health.

Figure 1. Interaction between mode of delivery and self-assessed health on medical staff’s support.

Data availability statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available on request from the corresponding author. The data are not publicly available due to restrictions, e.g. their containing information that could compromise the privacy of research participants.

Figure 1. Interaction between mode of delivery and self-assessed health on medical staff’s support.