Table 3.
Characteristics of women preferring vaginal but having had cesarean section (vaginal/cesarean section), preferring and having had cesarean section (cesarean section/cesarean section) compared to women preferring and having had vaginal delivery (vaginal/vaginal), percentages, crude and adjusted odds ratios a (OR, 95% confidence intervals CI), women without clinical indication for cesarean section (n = 192)
| Vaginal/CS b (A) | CS/CS (B) | Vaginal/vaginal (C) | (A) vs. (C) | (A) vs. (C) | (B) vs. (C) | (B) vs. (C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | Crude OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | Crude OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | |
| (number of women) | (36) | (52) | (95) | ||||
| Age ≥30 | 23.5 | 46.2 | 41.3 | 0.44 (0.18-1.07) | -- | 1.22 (0.61-2.42) | -- |
| College and higher | 60.0 | 69.2 | 68.1 | 0.70 (0.31-1.57) | -- | 1.05 (0.52-2.19) | -- |
| Monthly income ≥ RMB 3000c | 52.9 | 66.0 | 67.8 | 0.53 (0.24-1.20) | -- | 0.92 (0.44-1.92) | -- |
| Preparatory exercisesd | 58.8 | 18.0 | 62.6 | 0.85 (0.38-1.90) | 0.97 (0.40-2.33) | 0.13 (0.06-0.30) | 0.11 (0.04-0.26)* |
| Attended childbirth education | 80.6 | 75.0 | 60.0 | 2.76 (1.10-6.94) | 3.35 (1.23-9.13)* | 2.00 (0.94-4.23) | 2.59 (1.16-5.79)* |
| Prenatal visits ≥8 | 75.0 | 75.5 | 77.9 | 0.85 (0.35-2.09) | 1.29 (0.47-3.59) | 0.87 (0.39-1.97) | 0.91 (0.40-2.10) |
| In the hospital before delivery > 5 days | 53.1 | 30.2 | 38.8 | 1.79 (0.79-4.05) | 1.34 (0.56-3.20) | 0.68 (0.31-1.49) | 0.66 (0.29-1.50) |
| Most women in the same/neighboring wards having CS | 58.3 | 44.2 | 30.5 | 3.19 (1.44-7.05) | 4.28 (1.71-10.7)* | 1.80 (0.90-3.64) | 2.05 (0.97-4.33) |
| Confidence in vaginal delivery | 63.9 | 70.8 | 94.7 | 0.10 (0.03-0.31) | 0.11 (0.03-0.34)* | 0.14 (0.05-0.41) | 0.14 (0.05-0.42)* |
| Prenatal doctors suggestion for CS | 30.6 | 59.6 | 2.1 | 20.46 (4.26-98.34) | 20.40 (3.88-107.10)* | 68.64 (15.22-309.57) | 86.01 (17.16-431.14)* |
| Delivery obstetricians suggestion for CS | 44.4 | 11.5 | 4.2 | 18.20 (5.49-60.29) | 25.73 (6.26-105.82)* | 2.97 (0.80-11.04) | 4.32 (0.98-19.05) |
aAdjusted for age, education and income.
bCS: cesarean section.
cMonthly income: family monthly income per person.
dPreparatory exercises: preparatory exercises for facilitating delivery during pregnancy.
*P value <0.05.