In the Nepalese context, can a husband’s attendance during childbirth help his wife feel more in control of labour?

Table 3 Effect of the husband’s company during childbirth on the women’s feeling of control during labour after adjusting selected background variables (n = 298)

Variables	Unstandardised coefficients		Standardised coefficient	t
Variables	B	Std. error	Beta	t
Husband at childbirth	11.22	1.05	0.57	10.70**
Perception of labour pain	−1.17	0.25	−0.22	−4.71**
Female friend at childbirth	3.79	1.06	0.19	3.59**
Accompanied by husband to antenatal clinic	2.86	0.89	0.15	3.22*
Support person available at home	2.43	0.88	0.13	2.76*

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