In contrast to experiences of the birth event, the age pattern for satisfaction with overall intrapartum care was reversed. Men of advanced age were more satisfied with overall intrapartum care compared with men of average and young age (advanced age52%; average age 46%; young 39%; p=0.03) (Fig. 3).These seemingly contradictory findings motivated more indepth analyses of the men’s experience of intrapartum care and midwife support. Despite the fact that almost all men (99%) found the midwife medically competent, only 49% (n=378) were fully satisfied with her support. Satisfaction increased with age and accounted for 40% of the young, 50% ofmen of average age and 55%of the men of advanced age (p=0.02). Overt dissatisfaction with the overall support of the intrapartum midwife was reported by15% (n=113) of the men (Table 3): 22% of the young, 12% of the average aged and 15% of the advanced aged men (p<0.01). The young also more often experienced the midwife as inattentive to their partner, unsupportive, discouraging and not inspiring confidence.To assess whether overall dissatisfaction with the midwifewas affected by mode of childbirth or the father’s experience of labour as difficult we conducted multiple regression analysis,controlling for these factors. In the unadjusted analyses, young men had a more than twofold risk of being dissatisfied with midwife support (crude OR 2.13, CI 95% 1.33–3.42) compared with men of average age. This risk further increased after adjusting for the confounders (adjusted OR 2.68, CI 95% 1.63–4.39).We found no statistically significant association between advanced paternal age and dissatisfaction with midwife support (crude OR 1.32; CI 95%0.80–2.18; adjusted OR 1.20, CI 95% 0.77–2.18).
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