Table 1 Participant socio-demographic variables
Intervention group EMLA SWI (n = 30) | Control group 1 Placebo SWI (n = 30) | Control group 2 EMLA NaCl (n = 30) | Control group 3 Placebo NaCl (n = 30) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||||
Mean | 27,53 | 27,30 | 26,70 | 24,70 |
+ SD | 6,01 | 6,88 | 6,48 | 4,38 |
Body mass index | ||||
Mean | 25,06 | 23,94 | 23,50 | 24,47 |
+ SD | 4,21 | 5,87 | 2,61 | 3,89 |
Knowledge of SWI | ||||
Yes | 14 | 12 | 14 | 11 |
No | 16 | 18 | 16 | 18 |
Previous childbirth | ||||
Yes | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
No | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
Anxiety for pain | ||||
Not worried at all | 8 | 8 | 12 | 7 |
Not particularly | 20 | 20 | 16 | 19 |
worried | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Pretty worried | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Very worried | ||||
Use of tobacco | ||||
Yes | 4 | 9 | 5 | 7 |
No | 26 | 21 | 24 | 23 |