Table 5. The association (Adjusted OR*) between different types of abuse and mode of delivery for primiparous women (n = 3308) in the Bidens study.
| Abuse | Elective CS | Elective CS | Operative vaginal | Operative vaginal | Emergency CS | Emergency CS | |
| n (%) | % | OR (95% CI) | % | OR (95% CI) | % | OR (95% CI) | |
| No abuse | 2187 (66.1) | 5.9 | 1 | 13.8 | 1 | 11.5 | 1 |
| Any abuse | 1121 (33.9) | 6.7 | 1.22 (0.90–1.66) | 14.5 | 1.11 (0.97–1.37) | 12.7 | 1.16 (0.92–1.45) |
| Any abuse <18 | 770 (23.3) | 5.6 | 1.04 (0.72–1.51) | 14.7 | 1.13 (0.89–1.44) | 13.0 | 1.21 (0.94–1.56) |
| Any abuse ≥18 | 605 (18.3) | 8.6 | 1.45 (1.02–2.06) | 13.2 | 0.97 (0.74–1.27) | 12.6 | 1.09 (0.82–1.45) |
| Emotional abuse | 623 (18.8) | 7.4 | 1.38 (0.96–1.98) | 15.1 | 1.21 (0.93–1.57) | 13.3 | 1.24 (0.94–1.64) |
| Emotional abuse <18 | 422 (12.7) | 6.6 | 1.28 (0.82–1.98) | 14.2 | 1.15 (0.84–1.56) | 14.2 | 1.37 (1.00–1.88) |
| Emotional abuse ≥18 | 316 (9.5) | 8.5 | 1.50 (0.96–2.36) | 13.9 | 1.07 (0.76–1.53) | 13.3 | 1.17 (0.82–1.69) |
| Physical abuse | 566 (17.1) | 6.7 | 1.21 (0.82–1.78) | 14.1 | 1.03 (0.78–1.36) | 10.2 | 0.93 (0.68–1.27) |
| Physical abuse <18 | 339 (10.2) | 5.6 | 1.05 (0.63–1.76) | 14.2 | 1.07 (0.76–1.50) | 10.6 | 1.00 (0.69–1.47) |
| Physical abuse ≥18 | 297 (9.0) | 8.8 | 1.45 (0.92–2.30) | 13.8 | 0.97 (0.68–1.40) | 9.4 | 0.81 (0.53–1.23) |
| Sexual abuse | 495 (15.0) | 7.7 | 1.42 (0.96–2.10) | 14.1 | 1.07 (0.80–1.43) | 12.7 | 1.19 (0.88–1.61) |
| Sexual abuse <18 | 342 (10.3) | 5.5 | 1.00 (0.60–1.67) | 12.9 | 0.93 (0.66–1.32) | 12.0 | 1.07 (0.75–1.54) |
| Sexual abuse ≥18 | 200 (6.0) | 11.0 | 2.12 (1.28–3.49) | 16.0 | 1.31 (0.87–1.98) | 14.0 | 1.39 (0.90–2.16) |
*
Adjusted for age, twin pregnancy, gestational age less than 37 weeks, and country of residence.
Compared to women not reporting any abuse.