Table 7 Outcomes of care by paternity leave and by parity (%), and binary logistic regression adjusting for sociodemographic variables and mode of delivery
From: Fathers’ engagement in pregnancy and childbirth: evidence from a national survey
Paternity leave | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
None | 1-9 working days | 2 weeks | More than | |
(n = 1257) | (n = 702) | (n = 2041) | 2 weeks (n = 589) | |
How woman felt physically at 3 months | ||||
Primiparous women** | ||||
Very/quite well | 23.6 | 13.7 | 49.5 | 13.2 |
Not well/ill | 29.3 | 8.6 | 41.4 | 20.7 |
OR (95% CI) of being not well/ill | 1 (ref) | 0.50 (0.27, 0.90)* | 0.67 (0.46, 0.97)* | 1.31 (0.84, 2.04) |
Multiparous women** | ||||
Very/quite well | 29.4 | 17.8 | 40.9 | 11.9 |
Not well/ill | 39.5 | 14.1 | 35.1 | 11.2 |
OR (95% CI) of being not well/ill | 1 (ref) | 0.65 (0.43, 0.97)* | 0.66 (0.49, 0.90)* | 0.70 (0.45, 1.10) |
Depression at 1 month | ||||
Primiparous women | ||||
Yes | 27.7 | 7.8 | 47.0 | 17.5 |
No | 23.9 | 13.6 | 48.9 | 13.6 |
OR (95% CI) of depression | 1 (ref) | 0.53 (0.28, .01) | 0.87 (0.58, 1.29) | 1.15 (0.70, 1.91) |
Multiparous women ** | ||||
Yes | 46.0 | 15.1 | 28.8 | 10.1 |
No | 29.8 | 17.4 | 40.9 | 11.9 |
OR (95% CI) of depression | 1 (ref) | 0.61 (0.36, 1.02) | 0.47 (0.31, 0.72)** | 0.55 (0.30, 1.03) |
Depression at 3 months | ||||
Primiparous women | ||||
Yes | 26.8 | 7.0 | 49.3 | 16.9 |
No | 24.1 | 13.4 | 48.7 | 13.8 |
OR (95% CI) of depression | 1 (ref) | 0.50 (0.18, 1.37) | 0.97 (0.54, 1.74) | 1.20 (0.57, 2.55) |
Multiparous women ** | ||||
Yes | 44.0 | 15.5 | 25.0 | 15.5 |
No | 30.2 | 17.4 | 40.7 | 11.7 |
OR (95% CI) of depression | 1 (ref) | 0.61 (0.31, 1.17) | 0.42 (0.24, 0.74)** | 0.85 (0.43, 1.68) |