Table 1.
Background of the participants (N=226)
| Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | |
| 25 | 35 (15.5) |
| 25–35 | 156 (69.0) |
| 35 | 35 (15.5) |
| Civil status | |
| Living with a partner | 214 (94.7) |
| Not living with a partner | 12 (5.3) |
| Country of birth | |
| Sweden | 211 (93.4) |
| Other | 15 (6.6) |
| Education level | |
| High school or lower | 140 (62.5) |
| University education | 84 (37.5) |
| Parity | |
| Primiparas | 93 (41.2) |
| Multiparas | 133 (58.8) |
| Self-rated physical health | |
| Good | 205 (93.6) |
| Not good | 14 (6.4) |
| Self-rated mental health | |
| Good | 192 (87.7) |
| Not good | 27 (12.3) |
| Fear of birth | |
| FOBS <60 | 148 (67.3) |
| FOBS ≥60 | 72 (32.7) |
| EPDS | |
| 0–12 | 192 (87.7) |
| ≥13 | 27 (12.3) |
| Onset of laboura | |
| Spontaneous | 144 (63.7) |
| Induction | 72 (31.9) |
| Mode of birth | |
| Vaginal | 179 (79.2) |
| Instrumental vaginal | 13 (5.8) |
| Elective caesarean section | 13 (5.8) |
| Emergency caesarean section | 21 (9.3) |
| Length of labour (hours) | |
| ≤12 | 179 (84.8) |
| ≥12 | 32 (15.2) |
| Epidural anaesthesia | |
| Yes | 78 (35.1) |
| No | 144 (64.9) |
| Self-reported birth complication | |
| Yes | 83 (38.6) |
| No | 132 (61.4) |
*Number might not add up to 100% due to internal missing values.
a
Caesarean sections excluded.