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. 2021 Oct 30;9(1):604–613. doi: 10.1002/nop2.1104

TABLE 2.

Results of multiple linear regression analysis on the birth satisfaction scores

Unstandardized Coefficients Standardized Coefficients 95.0% CI for B
B S.E Beta p Lower Bound Lower Bound
Demographic/obstetric predictors
Contrast 28.606 0.802 <.001 27.032 30.181
Insufficient income −2.027 0.504 −0.137 <.001 −3.017 −1.037
Primiparity −1.596 0.504 −0.111 .002 −2.586 −0.606
Emergency caesarean −1.850 0.640 −0.103 .004 −3.108 −0.593
Spinal/epidural −2.123 1.236 −0.058 .086 −4.550 0.303
Not having a doula −0.897 0.514 −0.062 .081 −1.905 0.112
Long admission To delivery duration −0.233 0.033 −0.248 <.001 −0.298 −0.167
Psychological predictors
Contrast 32.668 0.678 <.001 31.337 33.999
Low satisfaction with pregnancy −4.247 0.665 −0.215 <.001 −5.552 −2.942
Moderate satisfaction with pregnancy −1.912 0.484 −0.131 <.001 −2.863 −0.962
Moderate satisfaction with spouse's support −2.745 0.560 −0.155 <.001 −3.843 −1.646
Severe fear of childbirth −5.298 0.480 −0.348 <.001 −6.240 −4.356
Low level of well‐being −1.775 0.449 −0.126 <.001 −2.656 −0.895
Overall predictors
Contrast 36.875 0.890 <.001 35.128 38.622
Insufficient income −0.803 0.440 −0.054 .069 −1.667 0.061
Primiparity −1.883 0.439 −0.131 <.001 −2.745 −1.021
Low level of well‐being (ref: WHO−5 ≥ 50) −1.679 0.425 −0.119 <.001 −2.514 −0.844
Low satisfaction with pregnancy (ref: high satisfaction) −3.810 0.633 −0.193 <.001 −5.052 −2.568
Moderate satisfaction with pregnancy (ref: high satisfaction) −2.099 0.458 −0.143 <.001 −2.999 −1.199
Moderate satisfaction with spouse's support (ref: high satisfaction) −2.657 0.541 −0.150 <.001 −3.718 −1.595
Emergency caesarean (ref: vaginal birth) −1.536 0.599 −0.086 .011 −2.713 −0.360
Severe fear of childbirth (ref: low fear) −4.806 0.456 −0.315 <.001 −5.701 −3.911
Long admission To delivery duration −0.176 0.029 −0.188 <.001 −0.233 −0.119

R square for the first regression analysis = 14.5%, R square for the second regression analysis = 28.8%, R square for the third regression analysis = 36.8%, method: backward.