Table 4.
Women’s feelings and experiences during labour and birth with prolonged labour or normal labour
| |
Prolonged labour
a, c
|
Normal labour
b, c
|
Crude odds ratio |
Adjusted odds ratio
d
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
n = 180 |
n = 649 |
|
|
| n = (%) | n = (%) | (95% CI) | (95%CI) | |
|
It was exciting to give birth | ||||
| Strongly agree |
139 (77) |
563 (89) |
1.0 Refe |
1.0 Ref |
| Not strongly agree |
40 (23) |
69 (11) |
0.5 (0.4-0.8)*** |
0.5 (0.32-0.7)*** |
|
I almost went into panic since I didn’t know what was happening | ||||
| Strongly agree |
36 (21) |
63 (10) |
3.5 (1.9-6.1)*** |
4.0 (2.13-7.3)*** |
| Not strongly agree |
139 (79) |
567 (90) |
1.0 Ref |
1.0 Ref |
|
Pain relief during birth saved me |
|
|||
| Strongly agree |
99 (57) |
239 (39) |
2.0 (1.4-2.9*** |
1.8 (1.2-2.7)** |
| Not strongly agree |
76 (43) |
377 (61) |
1.0 Ref |
Ref |
|
My difficulties during birth marked me for life | ||||
| Strongly agree |
28 (16) |
22 (4) |
7.0 (2.7-17.7)*** |
7.2 (2.6-19.6)*** |
| Not strongly agree |
144 (84) |
581 (96) |
1.0 Ref |
1.0 Ref |
|
It was painful to give birth | ||||
| Strongly agree |
53 (30) |
98 (16) |
2.0 (1.2-3.3)** |
2.0 (1.12-3.4)** |
| Not strongly agree |
123 (70) |
531 (84) |
1.0 Ref |
1.0 Ref |
|
It was best to do what the staff told me to | ||||
| Strongly agree |
118 (67) |
374 (60) |
1.2 (0.82-1.7) |
1.0 (0.7-1.5) |
| Not strongly agree |
58 (33) |
250 (40) |
1.0 Ref |
1.0 Ref |
|
The worst was not to be able to decide mode of delivery | ||||
| Strongly agree |
25 (16) |
29 (5) |
3.0 (1.3-6.6)** |
3.0 (1.3-7.2)** |
| Not strongly agree |
133 (84) |
530 (95) |
1.0 Ref |
1.0 Ref |
|
I was frightened that the baby would be damaged during birth | ||||
| Strongly agree |
63 (36) |
145 (24) |
2.0 (1.3-3.2)** |
1.8 (1.1-2.8)** |
| Not strongly agree |
110 (64) |
471 (76) |
1.0 Ref |
1.0 Ref |
|
Giving birth is one of my peak experiences | ||||
| Strongly agree |
174 (97) |
631 (98) |
1.0 (0.6-1.8) |
1.1 (0.6-2.0) |
| Not strongly agree |
6 (3) |
14 (2) |
1.0 Ref |
1.0 Ref |
|
Having children is the meaning of life | ||||
| Strongly agree |
147 (84) |
575 (90) |
0.9 (0.7-1.4) |
1.1 (0.8-1.6) |
| Not strongly agree |
28 (16) |
62 (10) |
1.0 Ref |
1.0 Ref |
|
My birth experience made me decide not to have any more children | ||||
| Strongly agree |
19 (11) |
23 (4) |
3.7 (1.6-8.7)** |
4.2 (1.7-10.5)** |
| Not strongly agree |
157 (89) |
601 (96) |
1.0 Ref |
1.0 Ref |
|
Birth experience |
|
|
|
|
| Positive |
157 (87) |
626 (97) |
1.0 Ref |
1.0 Ref |
| Negative | 23 (13) | 20 (3) | 4.6 (2.5-8.6)*** | 3.6 (1.9-7.1)*** |
aProlonged labour includes women who experienced a prolonged labour with and without diagnosis.
bNormal labour includes women who experienced a normal labour with and without oxytocin augmentation.
cNumber may not add to 100% due to missing internal values.
dAdjusted for number of children.
eReference = Women not exposed to the studied variable.
**p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.