Table 4.
Unadjusted and adjusted association between mode of birth and Satisfaction with care during labour and birth by mediator variable
| Co-efficient | Mode of birth (exposure) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SVD | Instrumental | Planned CS | Unplanned CS | ||
| Satisfaction with care during labour and birth | Unadjusted (c)* | 0 | − 0.26 (− 0.36 to − 0.16) | 0.06 (− 0.09 to 0.21) | −0.38 (− 0.49 to − 0.27) |
| Standardised | 0 | − 0.13 (− 0.17 to − 0.18) | 0.01 (− 0.01 to 0.03) | −0.18 (− 0.23 to 0.13) | |
| Mediator | |||||
| Perceived control | Adjusted (c’)** | 0 | −0.15 (− 0.23 to − 0.06) | – | − 0.13 (− 0.23 to − 0.03) |
| Standardised | 0 | −0.07 (− 0.12 to − 0.03) | −0.07 (− 0.12,-0.02) | ||
| % Effect mediated | 56.6 | – | 69.4 | ||
| Sobel p-value | < 0.001 | – | < 0.001 | ||
| Expectations | Adjusted (c’)** | 0 | 0.02 (−0.08 to 0.12) | – | −0.00 (− 0.12 to 0.11) |
| Standardised | 0 | 0.02 (−0.03 to 0.07) | −0.01 (− 0.07 to 0.04) | ||
| % Effect† mediated | 49.8 | – | 46.0 | ||
| Sobel p-value | < 0.001 | – | < 0.001 | ||
| Holding the baby | Adjusted (c’)** | 0 | −0.19 (−0.30 to − 0.09) | – | −0.22 (− 0.35 to − 0.08) |
| Standardised | 0 | − 0.10 (− 0.15 to − 0.05) | −0.10 (− 0.17 to − 0.04) | ||
| % Effect† mediated | 8.4 | – | 19.4 | ||
| Sobel p-value | < 0.001 | – | < 0.001 | ||
| HCP support | Adjusted (c’)** | 0 | −0.11 (−0.18 to − 0.04) | – | −0.11 (− 0.19 to − 0.03) |
| Standardised | 0 | − 0.05 (− 0.08 to 0.02) | −0.06 (− 0.10 to − 0.02) | ||
| % Effect† mediated | 30.7 | – | 36.0 | ||
| Sobel p-value | < 0.001 | – | < 0.001 | ||
| Infant health at 3 mths | Adjusted (c’)** | 0 | −0.24 (−0.34 to − 0.14) | − 0.37 (− 0.48 to − 0.26) | |
| Standardised | 0 | −0.12 (− 0.17 to − 0.07) | −0.17 (− 0.22 to − 0.12) | ||
| % Effect mediated | 0.5 | – | 0.4 | ||
| Sobel p-value | 0.127 | – | 0.125 | ||
p values * < 0.05, ** < 0.001