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Table 2 Sources and frequency of experienced weight (FWS) stigma among the 143 women reporting weight-stigmatizing experiences

From: Experiencing weight stigma during childbirth increases the odds of cesarean birth

 

Total (N = 143)

 

Healthy weight

(N = 26)

 

Overweight (N = 24)

 

Obesity (N = 89)

 

Source

Percent endorsed

FWS

mean (SD)

Percent endorsed

FWS

mean (SD)

Percent endorsed

FWS

mean (SD)

Percent endorsed

FWS

mean (SD)

Obstetrician

77.80%

5.6 (4.5)

73.10%

5.4 (4.3)

66.70%

4.4 (4.3)

83.10%

6.0 (4.6)

Nurse

21.70%

7.3 (5.1)

15.40%

6.0 (6.1)

20.80%

5.1 (5.7)

24.70%

8.1 (4.8)

Midwife

23.80%

6.7 (5.2)

15.30%

5.8 (6.2)

20.70%

5.2 (5.9)

28.10%

7.2 (5.1)

Office staff

9.10%

7.3 (5.6)

19.20%

6.5 (5.1)

6.70%

3.0 (2.1)

6.70%

9.3 (6.4)

Statistics

P Value

<.001a

<.001b

<.001a

0.01b

<.001a

0.03b

<.001a

<.001b

Cochran-Q (3)

152.40

 

29.86

 

18.00

 

108.24

 

F

 

25.06

 

4.62

 

3.18

 

18.13

  1. aCochran-Q post-hoc Percentage endorsed (adjusted P): (total) obstetrician vs. nurse/midwife/office staff P < 0.001, nurse vs. midwife P = 0.99, nurse vs. office staff P = 0.22, midwife vs. office staff P = 0.09; (healthy weight) obstetrician vs. nurse/midwife/office staff P < 0.001, nurse vs. midwife P = 0.99, nurse vs. office staff P = 0.98, midwife vs. office staff P = 0.99; (overweight) obstetrician vs. nurse/midwife/office staff P < 0.001, nurse vs. midwife P = 1.00, nurse vs. office staff P = 0.99, midwife vs. office staff P = 0.99; (obesity) obstetrician vs. nurse/midwife/office staff P < 0.001, nurse vs. midwife P = 0.99, nurse vs. office staff P = 0.12, midwife vs. office staff P = 0.036
  2. bTukey post-hoc frequencies: (total) obstetrician vs. nurse/midwife/office staff P < 0.001, nurse vs. midwife P = 0.99, nurse vs. office staff P = 0.17, midwife vs. office staff P = 0.17; (healthy weight) obstetrician vs. nurse/midwife P = 0.01, obstetrician vs. office staff P = 0.04, nurse vs. midwife P = 0.99, nurse vs. office staff P = 0.98, midwife vs. office staff P = 0.97; (overweight) obstetrician vs. nurse/midwife P = 0.17, obstetrician vs. office staff P = 0.02, nurse vs. midwife P = 0.99, nurse vs. office staff P = 0.80, midwife vs. office staff P = 0.79; (obesity) obstetrician vs. nurse/midwife/office staff P < 0.001, nurse vs. midwife P = 0.99, nurse vs. office staff P = 0.12, midwife vs. office staff P = 0.11