Background characteristics and outcomes are presented as numbers and percentages, and as means and standard deviations.Comparisons between the age groups were made by w2 tests for categorical variables and Student’s t-tests for comparing means. p-Values o0.05 were considered statistically significant. To explore dissatisfaction with midwife support in relation to age,we conducted multivariable logistic regression analysis, controlling for mode of childbirth and experience of the labour as difficult. Statistical analyses were conducted using SPSS 20.0(SPSS, Chicago, IL, USA). The regional ethical review board in Stockholm approved the study (File record 978/31).