Table 1.
Characteristics of the participants
| Total n = 266 |
ICBT+TAU n = 132 | TAU n = 134 |
Statistic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | ||
| Age | 31.76 (4.41) | 31.62 (4.23) | 31.90 (4.55) | n.s |
| Overall childbirth experience |
3.56 (1.95) n = 221 |
3.57 (2.13) n = 112 |
3.56 (1.75) n = 109 |
n.s |
| N | N | N | ||
| Parity; 0/1/≥2 | 185/50/31 | 94/24/14 | 91/26/17 | n.s |
| Education: Elementary school / High school / University | 4/67/195 | 2/39/91 | 2/28/104 | n.s |
| Relationship status: Married or cohabit / Single or other | 260/6 | 130/2 | 130/4 | n.s |
| Occupation: Working / Unemployed / Student/Sick leave | 221/12/21/12 | 104/8/13/7 | 117/4/8/5 | n.s |
| Mode of delivery: Vaginal delivery / Emergency CS / Immediate CS / Elective CS / Vacuum assisted delivery | 97/40/50/10/44 | 47/20/24/5/23 | 50/20/26/5/21 | n.s |
| Inclusion: negative rating of birth experience / Immediate CS / severe haemorrhage | 195/39/32 | 94/20/18 | 101/19/14 | n.s |
| Severe haemorrhage: ≥2000 ml / < 2000 ml | 33/227 | 19/112 | 14/115 | n.s |
| Country of birth | n.s | |||
| Sweden / Foreign born | 244/22 | 122/10 | 122/12 | |
| Counseling for fear of childbirth; yes/no | 34/232 | 12/120 | 22/112 | n.s |
CS Caesarean section