Table 3.

Reasons given for voluntary infertility in relation to mode of delivery at index pregnancy. Values are numbers (percentages) unless stated otherwise

	Index pregnancy		Odds ratio (95% confidence interval)
Reason given*	Instrumental vaginal delivery (n=41)	Caesarean section (n=50)	Unadjusted	Adjusted†
Planned one child only	3 (7)	4 (8)	0.91 (0.19 to 4.31)	0.75 (0.06 to 8.83)
Family complete	19 (46)	22 (44)	1.10 (0.48 to 2.52)	1.66 (0.54 to 5.12)
Could not go though childbirth again	21 (51)	21 (42)	1.45 (0.63 to 3.33)	1.75 (0.58 to 5.25)
Relationship problems	12 (29)	8 (16)	2.17 (0.79 to 5.98)	2.66 (0.89 to 7.94)
Other	8 (20)	15 (30)	0.57 (0.21 to 1.51)	0.51 (0.18 to 1.51)

^*More than one reason could be given.

^†Adjusted for parity, maternal age, social class, previous neonatal trauma, and previous prolonged hospital stay.