Birth experience of fathers in the setting of teenage pregnancy: Are they prepared?

Table 2 Role of fathers in the setting of teenage pregnancy in intrapartum decision making

Did you play a role in the following decisions	Teenage (n = 50)	Control (n = 50)	P-value
Pain relief in labour
Yes	3 (6%)	15 (30%)	0.0002
No	47 (94%)	35 (70%)
Electronic foetal heart rate monitoring
Yes	1 (2%)	8 (16%)	0.0069
No	49 (98%)	42 (84%)
Artificial rupture of the membranes
Yes	0 (0%)	4 (8%)	0.049
No	50 (100%)	46 (92%)
Oxytocic infusion to accelerate labour
Yes	0 (0%)	8 (16%)	0.0058
No	50 (100%)	42 (84%)
Type of birth (by example need for assisted delivery or caesarean section)
Yes	2 (4%)	14 (28%)	0.0002
No	48 (96%)	36 (72%)
Who enters the delivery room
Yes	9 (18%)	39 (78%)	< 0.0001
No	41 (82%)	11 (22%)
Who held your baby immediately after the birth
Yes	8 (16%)	40 (80%)	< 0.0001
No	42 (84%)	10 (20%)
Timing of the baby’s first feed
Yes	2 (4%)	5 (10%)	0.16
No	48 (96%)	45 (90%)