Table 3.
Maternal fear of birth and mode of delivery and risk of having a negative birth experience*
|
Fear of childbirth |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mode of delivery | Low |
Intermediate |
High |
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| Noa | ORb | (95% CI) | Noa | ORb | (95% CI) | Noa | ORb | (95% CI) | |
| Non-instrumental vaginal delivery | 443 | 1.00c | 1060 | 2.52 | (1.62-3.92) | 378 | 5.13 | (3.20-8.23) | |
| Planned cesarean section | 27 | 1.30 | (0.29-5.83) | 92 | 3.80 | (1.96-7.36) | 36 | 5.99 | (2.57-13.95) |
| Instrumental vaginal delivery | 66 | 1.96 | (0.81-4.76) | 136 | 6.11 | (3.50-10.65) | 59 | 10.35 | (5.25-20.39) |
| Unplanned cesarean section | 156 | 2.99 | (1.63-5.46) | 414 | 8.48 | (5.38-13.37) | 138 | 12.25 | (7.19-20.86) |
*
Includes the quintile (20%) of women with the most negative birth experience
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval.
a
No. Denotes number of women included in the analyses
b
OR denotes odds rations, which are adjusted for social support, education and planned pregnancy.
c
The women in this group served as the reference group.