Table 3.
Prevalence of physical symptoms and psychological outcomes
| Psychological outcomes | N = 3,307 |
| Depression, n (%) | |
| No | 2,879 (87.1) |
| Yes | 299 (9.0) |
| Missing | 129 (3.9) |
| Anxiety, n (%) | |
| No | 2,802 (84.7) |
| Yes | 402 (12.2) |
| Missing | 103 (3.1) |
| PTS symptoms, n (%) | |
| No | 2,995 (90.6) |
| Yes | 312 (9.4) |
| Physical symptoms | N = 3,307 |
| Painful stitches or wound, n (%) | |
| No | 1,823 (55.1) |
| Yes | 1,470 (44.5) |
| Missing | 14 (0.4) |
| Wound infection, n (%) | |
| No | 3,042 (92.0) |
| Yes | 251 (7.6) |
| Missing | 14 (0.4) |
| Urine incontinence, n (%) | |
| No | 2,525 (76.4) |
| Yes | 768 (23.2) |
| Missing | 14 (0.4) |
| Backache, n (%) | |
| No | 1,740 (52.6) |
| Yes | 1,553 (47.0) |
| Missing | 14 (0.4) |
| Painful sex, n (%) | |
| No | 2,624 (79.4) |
| Yes | 669 (20.2) |
| Missing | 14 (0.4) |
| Physical symptoms score, n (%) | |
| 0 | 864 (26.1) |
| 1 | 992 (30.0) |
| 2 | 797 (24.1) |
| 3 | 461 (13.9) |
| 4 | 153 (4.6) |
| 5 | 26 (0.8) |
| Missing | 14 (0.4) |
| Satisfaction with care during labour and birth | N = 3,307 |
| Satisfaction score, n (%) | |
| 0 (Very dissatisfied) | 74 (2.2) |
| 1 (Dissatisfied) | 131 (4.0) |
| 2 (Neutral) | 157 (4.8) |
| 3 (Satisfied) | 831 (25.1) |
| 4 (Very satisfied) | 2,083 (63.0) |
| Missing | 31 (0.9) |
All symptoms and outcomes measured at 10 days, 1 month, or 3 months after the birth, except depression and anxiety which are measured using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale which assesses symptoms occurring in the most recent seven days. PTS is post-traumatic stress