TABLE 2. Prenatal Fear and Anxiety and Type of Maternity Care Stratified by Parity and Attendance at Childbirth Education Classes (n = 624).

	Nulliparas		χ2	p	Multiparas		χ2	p
	No Classes	Classes			No Classes	Classes
	(n = 61)	(n = 311)			(n = 220)	(n = 32)
	% (n)	% (n)			% (n)	% (n)
High fear of birth	23.0 (14)	25.5 (79)	0.174	.676	25.9 (57)	25.0 (8)	0.012	.913
High anxiety	24.6 (15)	25.1 (78)	0.007	.936	34.5 (76)	37.5 (12)	0.107	.743
Maternity care provider: midwife	19.7 (12)	24.4 (76)	0.641	.423	25.5 (56)	34.4 (11)	1.139	.286
Maternity care provider: family doctor	39.3 (24)	42.4 (132)	0.201	.654	37.3 (82)	28.1 (9)	1.013	.314
Maternity care provider: obstetrician	41.0 (25)	33.1 (103)	1.398	.237	37.3 (82)	37.5 (12)	0.001	.980