Table 5.
Adjusted ORs (95% CI) of effects of preterm and very preterm birth on maternal outcomes for all women, and restricted to women with health problems or pregnancy complications, compared to women with term birth
| All women |
Women with health/pregnancy complications |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <32 weeks | 32–36 weeks | 37 or more weeks | <32 weeks | 32–36 weeks | 37 or more weeks | |
| Adjusted OR† (95% CI) | Adjusted OR† (95% CI) | Adjusted OR† (95% CI) | Adjusted OR† (95% CI) | Adjusted OR† (95% CI) | Adjusted OR† (95% CI) | |
| Anxiety at 10 days | 2.67 (1.36 to 5.23)** | 1.23 (0.90 to 1.70) | 1.00 | 2.16 (0.92 to 5.08) | 1.12 (0.72 to 1.73) | 1.00 |
| Fatigue at 1 month | 1.81 (0.92 to 3.54) | 1.29 (0.97 to 1.73) | 1.00 | 2.13 (0.91 to 4.97) | 0.83 (0.55 to 1.27) | 1.00 |
| Fatigue at 3 months | 2.52 (1.20 to 5.30)* | 1.27 (0.86 to 1.88) | 1.00 | 2.60 (1.03 to 6.54)* | 1.31 (0.78 to 2.20) | 1.00 |
| Flash-backs at 3 months | 5.32 (2.16 to 13.10)** | 1.39 (0.76 to 2.56) | 1.00 | 5.52 (1.77 to 17.21)** | 1.79 (0.82 to 3.93) | 1.00 |
| At 3 months… | ||||||
| Feeling that the baby belonged: only recently or not quite yet | 12.13 (5.75 to 25.59)** | 1.61 (0.95 to 2.72) | 1.00 | 8.99 (3.46 to 23.40)** | 1.07 (0.50 to 2.31) | 1.00 |
| Number of negative adjectives used to describe baby: 2 or more | 1.55 (0.79 to 3.04) | 0.83 (0.61 to 1.14) | 1.00 | 1.27 (0.53 to 3.03) | 0.81 (0.53 to 1.24) | 1.00 |
| Baby considered: more difficult than average | 3.97 (1.51 to 10.45)** | 1.59 (0.88 to 2.85) | 1.00 | 4.26 (1.20 to 15.14)* | 2.33 (1.14 to 4.78)* | 1.00 |
*p<0.05; **p<0.01.
†Adjusted for parity, black or minority ethnic group, maternal age and index of multiple deprivation.