Table 5.
Correlation between labour and birth factors with traumatic birth experience among primiparous women (n = 800)
| Variables | n/N (%) | OR (95% CI) | P | Variables | n/N (%) | OR (95% CI) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duration of stay in the labour room (hour) | Augmentation | ||||||
| Less than 12 (Ref) | 178/522 (34.0) | 1 | No (Ref) | 86/264 (32.5) | 1 | ||
| 12 and more than 12 | 117/275 (42.5) | 1.43 (1.06 to 1.93) | 0.019 | Yes | 210/537 (39.1) | 1.33 (0.97 to 1.81) | 0.069 |
| Permission for moving during labour | Episiotomy | ||||||
| Yes (Ref) | 131/478 (27.4) | 1 | No (Ref) | 6/18 (33.3) | 1 | ||
| No | 164/321 (51.0) | 2.74 (2.04 to 3.69) | < 0.001 | Yes | 290/782 (37.0) | 1.17 (0.43 to 3.17) | 0.745 |
| Free in select of childbirth position | Presence of companion | ||||||
| Yes (Ref) | 13/90 (14.4) | 1 | Yes (Ref) | 29/162 (17.9) | 1 | ||
| No | 283/710 (39.8) | 3.92 (2.14 to 7.20) | < 0.001 | No | 267/638 (41.8) | 3.30 (2.14 to 5.08) | < 0.001 |
| Fear of childbirth | Doula support | ||||||
| No (Ref) | 64/286 (22.3) | 1 | Yes (Ref) | 46/207 (22.2) | 1 | ||
| Yes | 232/514 (45.1) | 2.85 (2.05 to 3.96) | < 0.001 | No | 250/592 (42.2) | 2.57 (1.78 to 3.71) | < 0.001 |
| Use of one of the pain relief methods | Baby sex | ||||||
| Yes (Ref) | 73/333 (21.9) | 1 | Girl (Ref) | 147/421 (34.9) | 1 | ||
| No | 223/467 (47.7) | 3.25 (2.37 to 4.46) | < 0.001 | Boy | 149/379 (39.3) | 0.82 (0.62 to 1.10) | 0.199 |
| Childbirth place (hospital) | Operative vaginal delivery | ||||||
| Organizational (Ref) | 25/113 (22.1) | 1 | No (Ref) | 296/798 (37.0) | 1 | ||
| Teaching | 247/296 (83.4) | 2.82 (1.75 to 4.53) | < 0.001 | Yes | 0/2 (0) | 0.0 (0.0 to 0.0) | 0.999 |
| Private | 24/296 (8.1) | 0.78 (0.41 to 1.46) | 0.443 | ||||