Table 2.
Comparison of problems by EQ-5D health dimension in women with vaginal birth and cesarean section within the first month postpartum
| Health dimension | Problem level | 0–3 days postpartum | 3–7 days postpartum | 21–30 days postpartum | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VB (%) | CS (%) | P | VB (%) | CS (%) | P | VB (%) | CS (%) | P | ||
| Mobility | No problems | 24.7 | 4.3 | < 0.001 | 53.4 | 39.1 | 0.004 | 93.3 | 93.5 | 0.75 |
| Slight problems | 48.3 | 17.4 | 39.3 | 39.1 | 5.6 | 6.5 | ||||
| Moderate problems | 11.2 | 4.3 | 6.2 | 13.0 | 1.1 | |||||
| Severe problems | 5.1 | 34.8 | 1.1 | 2.2 | ||||||
| Unable to | 10.7 | 39.1 | 0.0 | 6.5 | ||||||
| Self-care | No problems | 23.0 | 2.2 | < 0.001 | 69.7 | 23.9 | < 0.001 | 96.1 | 91.3 | 0.18 |
| Slight problems | 52.2 | 32.6 | 27.0 | 50.0 | 3.9 | 8.7 | ||||
| Moderate problems | 1.7 | 17.4 | 1.7 | 0.0 | ||||||
| Severe problems | 0.6 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||
| Unable to | 22.5 | 41.3 | 1.7 | 26.1 | ||||||
| Usual activities | No problems | 20.8 | 19.6 | 0.01 | 60.1 | 28.3 | < 0.001 | 95.5 | 80.4 | 0.001 |
| Slight problems | 46.6 | 23.9 | 35.4 | 39.1 | 3.9 | 19.6 | ||||
| Moderate problems | 8.4 | 10.9 | 1.1 | 8.7 | ||||||
| Severe problems | 1.1 | 6.5 | 1.1 | 0.6 | ||||||
| Unable to | 23.0 | 39.1 | 2.2 | 23.9 | ||||||
| Pain or discomfort | No | 27.0 | 28.3 | 0.008 | 47.8 | 28.3 | 0.04 | 92.1 | 89.1 | 0.28 |
| Slight | 48.9 | 30.4 | 39.3 | 47.8 | 5.6 | 10.9 | ||||
| Moderate | 21.3 | 26.1 | 11.8 | 23.9 | 2.2 | |||||
| Severe | 2.2 | 13.0 | 1.1 | |||||||
| Extreme | 0.6 | 2.2 | ||||||||
| Anxiety or depression | No | 82.6 | 73.9 | 0.51 | 88.2 | 91.3 | 0.83 | 96.6 | 97.8 | 0.51 |
| Slight | 15.2 | 23.9 | 9.0 | 6.5 | 2.2 | |||||
| Moderate | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 2.2 | |||||
| Severe | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.1 | |||||||
| Extreme | ||||||||||
| N | 178 | 46 | 178 | 46 | 178 | 46 | ||||
VB vaginal birth, CS cesarean section