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Table 5 Self-rated health, birth preference and feelings about pregnancy, birth and parenting in three clusters of women at 18 -20 weeks

From: The influence of women’s fear, attitudes and beliefs of childbirth on mode and experience of birth

 

Self Determiners

Take it as it comes

Fearful

 

Fearful

Take it as it comes

(Reference Group)

  

X 2 (DF) p 

Crude Odds Ratios

Adjusted Odds Ratios

Crude Odds Ratios

Adjusted Odds Ratios

n = 192

n = 130

n = 159

     

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 

(95% CI)

(95% CI)

(95% CI)

(95% CI)

Self-rated physical health

Good/Very good

169 (41.1)

107 (26.2)

131 (32.1)

2.4 (2) 0.29

1.0 ref.

1.0 ref.

1.0 ref.

1.0 ref.

Less than good

23 (31.9)

21 (29.2)

28 (38.9)

 

1.6 (0.9-2.8)

1.8 (1.0-3.5)

1.4 (0.8-2.7)

1.8 (0.9-3.5)

Self-rated emotional health

Good/Very good

181 (41.8)

117 (27.0)

135 ( 31.2)

7.8 (2) 0.02

1.0 ref.

1.0 ref.

1.0 ref.

1.0 ref.

Less than good

11 (23.9)

12 (26.1)

23 (50.0)

 

2.8 (1.3-6.0)**

3.3 (1.5-7.3)*

1.7 (0.7-4.0)

1.9 (0.7-4.6)

Vaginal birth

172 (41.4)

116 (27.9)

127 (30.6)

10.8 (2) 0.005

1.0 ref.

1.0 ref.

1.0 ref.

1.0 ref.

Caesarean section

16 (29.1)

10 (18.2)

29 (52.7)

 

3.5 (1.3-4.7)**

3.3 (1.6 -6.8) ***

0.9 (0.4-2.1)

1.1 (0.4 -2.5)

Feelings about being pregnant

Positive

183 (41.2)

120 (27.0)

141 (31.8)

7.9 (2) 0.02

1.0 ref.

1.0 ref.

1.0 ref.

1.0 ref.

Less than positive

7 (21.2)

8 (24.2)

18 (54.5)

 

3.3 (1.4-8.2)*

3.6 (1.4-9.0)**

1.7 (0.6-5.0)

1.6 (0.5-4.6)

Feelings about the approaching birth

Positive

139 ( 48.6)

101 (35.3)

46 (16.1)

92.8 (2) 0.001

1.0 ref.

1.0 ref.

1.0 ref.

1.0 ref.

Less than positive

53 (27.5)

28 (14.5)

112 (58.0)

 

6.4 (4.0-10.0)***

7.2 (4.4-12.0)***

0.7 (0.4-1.2)

0.8 (0.5-1.4)

Feelings about the first week with a newborn

Positive

165 (43.4)

98 (25.8)

117 (30.1 )

9.1 (2) 0.010

1.0 ref.

1.0 ref.

1.0 ref.

1.0 ref.

Less than positive

27 (27.0)

31 (31.0)

42 (42.0)

 

2.2 (1.3-3.8)**

2.0 (1.2-3.6)*

2.0 (1.1-3.4)*

1.6 (0.9-3.0)

  1. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01,***p < 0.001.
  2. Adjusted for age, country, education, and parity.