Digitized Prenatal Newsletter: Impact on Obstetric Patient Satisfaction and Loyalty
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
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Variables | n = 197 | % |
---|---|---|
Age | ||
20–29 | 10 | 5.10% |
30–35 | 87 | 44.2% |
36–40 | 64 | 32.5% |
>40 | 36 | 18.3% |
Population of residence | ||
Madrid City | 86 | 43.7% |
Other towns in the Autonomous Community | 101 | 51.3% |
Other Autonomous Community | 10 | 5.1% |
Educational level | ||
Basic training baccalaureate | 6 | 3.05% |
University or graduate studies | 191 | 97.0% |
Obstetric pattern | ||
Nulliparous | 133 | 67.5% |
Secundiparous | 55 | 27.9% |
Multiparous (2 children) | 9 | 4.6% |
Theme of the Newsletter | Satisfaction | Total | Secundiparous/Multiparous | Nulliparous | p | |||
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n | % | n | % | n | % | |||
Tests to be performed during pregnancy | NEUT_OR_UNSAT | 44 | 22.30% | 7 | 11.90% | 37 | 26.80% | 0.021 |
SAT_OR_VERYSAT | 153 | 77.70% | 52 | 88.10% | 101 | 73.20% | ||
Pregnancy healthcare | NEUT_OR_UNSAT | 49 | 24.90% | 11 | 18.60% | 38 | 27.50% | 0.186 |
SAT_OR_VERYSAT | 148 | 75.10% | 48 | 81.40% | 100 | 72.50% | ||
Pregnancy changes | NEUT_OR_UNSAT | 43 | 21.80% | 9 | 15.30% | 34 | 24.60% | 0.144 |
SAT_OR_VERYSAT | 154 | 78.20% | 50 | 84.70% | 104 | 75.40% | ||
Childbirth: symptoms, measures, labor process | NEUT_OR_UNSAT | 56 | 28.40% | 13 | 22.00% | 43 | 31.20% | 0.193 |
SAT_OR_VERYSAT | 141 | 71.60% | 46 | 78.00% | 95 | 68.80% | ||
Changes during pregnancy | NEUT_OR_UNSAT | 73 | 37.10% | 19 | 32.20% | 54 | 39.10% | 0.356 |
SAT_OR_VERYSAT | 124 | 62.90% | 40 | 67.80% | 84 | 60.90% | ||
Anesthesia | NEUT_OR_UNSAT | 78 | 39.60% | 22 | 37.30% | 56 | 40.60% | 0.357 |
SAT_OR_VERYSAT | 119 | 60.40% | 37 | 62.70% | 82 | 59.40% | ||
Breastfeeding | NEUT_OR_UNSAT | 86 | 43.70% | 19 | 32.20% | 67 | 48.60% | 0.665 |
SAT_OR_VERYSAT | 111 | 56.30% | 40 | 67.80% | 71 | 51.40% | ||
Facilities (neonatal and adult ICU) | NEUT_OR_UNSAT | 86 | 43.70% | 19 | 32.20% | 67 | 48.60% | 0.034 |
SAT_OR_VERYSAT | 111 | 56.30% | 40 | 67.80% | 71 | 51.40% | ||
Special services (High-risk unit and prenatal diagnosis) | NEUT_OR_UNSAT | 89 | 45.20% | 21 | 35.60% | 68 | 49.30% | 0.077 |
SAT_OR_VERYSAT | 108 | 54.80% | 38 | 64.40% | 70 | 50.70% |
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Caballero-Galilea, M.; Martínez-Miguel, E.; Fernández Gonzalo, J.C.; Saiz de la Cuesta Abbad, R.; Rubio Alonso, M. Digitized Prenatal Newsletter: Impact on Obstetric Patient Satisfaction and Loyalty. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 2773. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052773
Caballero-Galilea M, Martínez-Miguel E, Fernández Gonzalo JC, Saiz de la Cuesta Abbad R, Rubio Alonso M. Digitized Prenatal Newsletter: Impact on Obstetric Patient Satisfaction and Loyalty. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(5):2773. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052773
Chicago/Turabian StyleCaballero-Galilea, María, Esther Martínez-Miguel, Juan Carlos Fernández Gonzalo, Ricardo Saiz de la Cuesta Abbad, and Margarita Rubio Alonso. 2022. "Digitized Prenatal Newsletter: Impact on Obstetric Patient Satisfaction and Loyalty" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 5: 2773. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052773
APA StyleCaballero-Galilea, M., Martínez-Miguel, E., Fernández Gonzalo, J. C., Saiz de la Cuesta Abbad, R., & Rubio Alonso, M. (2022). Digitized Prenatal Newsletter: Impact on Obstetric Patient Satisfaction and Loyalty. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(5), 2773. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052773