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Childbirth fear in pregnant and postpartum women
| Variable | Pregnant women (N = 152) | Postpartum women (N = 153) | Statistical value | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | n | (%) | |||
| Childbirth fear, Mean (SD) | 46.9 | (18.8) | 42.2 | (14.6) | 2.48a | 0.01 |
| Low (≤37) | 59 | (38.8) | 75 | (49.0) | 7.48b | 0.02 |
| Moderate (38~ 65) | 62 | (40.8) | 63 | (41.2) | ||
| High (≥66) | 31 | (20.4) | 15 | (9.8) | ||
Note: SD Standard deviation; a t-test; b Chi-squared test
