Table 2.

Association between planned place of birth and pregnancy anxiety and general anxious/depressed mood

	Nulliparous n = 1265			Parous n = 1589
	Planned home birth (n = 484/38.3%)	Planned hospital birth (n = 620/49%)	Undecided (n = 161/12.7%)	Planned home birth (n = 847/53.3%)	Planned hospital birth (n = 614/38.6%)	Undecided (n = 127/8%)
EQ-6D anxious/depressed
No. (%)	69 (14.3)	123 (19.8)	32 (19.9)	130 (15.3)	143 (23.3)	34 (26.8)
aOR (95% CI)	Reference	1.38 (0.98–1.94)	1.43 (0.89–2.30)	Reference	1.58 (1.20–2.08)c	1.99 (1.23–2.99)c
PRAQ total > cut offa
No. (%)	47 (9.7)	110 (17.7)	25 (15.5)	94 (11.1)	139 (22.6)	24 (18.9)
aOR (95% CI)	Reference	1.92 (1.32–2.81)c	1.51 (0.88–2.58)	Reference	2.08 (1.55–2.80)d	1.62 (0.97–2.71)
PRAQ total score
Mean (SD)	20.3 (4.3)	21.5 (4.8)	21.7 (4.4)	16.1 (3.8)	17.5 (4.3)	17.5 (4.3)
aOR (95% CI)	Reference	1.06 (1.03–1.09)d	1.07 (1.03–1.11)c	Reference	1.08 (1.05–1.11)d	1.08 (1.03–1.13)c
PRAQ fear childbirth
Mean (SD)	6.5 (1.8)	7.1 (2.1)	7.2 (2.1)	3.4 (1.1)	3.9 (1.3)	3.8 (1.3)
aOR (95% CI)	1.0	1.17 (1.09–1.24)d	1.20 (1.09–1.32)d	Reference	1.34 (1.23–1.47)d	1.30 (1.12–1.52)c
PRAQ fear handicapped child
Mean (SD)	7.8 (2.2)	8.1 (2.3)	8.4 (2.2)	7.4 (2.1)	7.9 (2.4)	8.0 (2.4)
aOR (95% CI)	Reference	1.06 (1.01–1.13)b	1.11 (1.02–1.20)b	Reference	1.09 (1.04–1.14)c	1.10 (1.01–1.20)b
PRAQ fear own appearance
Mean (SD)	6.0 (1.9)	6.2 (2.0)	6.1 (1.9)	5.4 (1.9)	5.8 (2.1)	5.7 (1.9)
aOR (95% CI)	Reference	1.07 (1.01–1.14)b	1.03 (0.94–1.14)	Reference	1.09 (1.03–1.15)c	1.09 (0.99–1.20)

aOR: odds ratios were adjusted for age, SES, BMI and for ethnicity

Odds ratios are calculated relative to planned home births (n = 1265, nulliparous women; n = 1589 parous women)

^anulliparous women PRAQ total score of 26 and higher; parous women PRAQ total score 21 and higher

^b = <.05 ^c = <.01 ^d = < .0001