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Table 3 Characteristics of women preferring vaginal but having had cesarean section (vaginal/cesarean section), preferring and having had cesarean section (cesarean section/cesarean section) compared to women preferring and having had vaginal delivery (vaginal/vaginal), percentages, crude and adjusted odds ratios a (OR, 95% confidence intervals CI), women without clinical indication for cesarean section (n = 192)

From: Cesarean section in Shanghai: women’s or healthcare provider’s preferences?

 

Vaginal/CSb(A)

CS/CS (B)

Vaginal/vaginal (C)

(A) vs. (C)

(A) vs. (C)

(B) vs. (C)

(B) vs. (C)

 

%

%

%

Crude OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Crude OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

(number of women)

(36)

(52)

(95)

    

Age ≥30

23.5

46.2

41.3

0.44 (0.18-1.07)

--

1.22 (0.61-2.42)

--

College and higher

60.0

69.2

68.1

0.70 (0.31-1.57)

--

1.05 (0.52-2.19)

--

Monthly income ≥ RMB 3000c

52.9

66.0

67.8

0.53 (0.24-1.20)

--

0.92 (0.44-1.92)

--

Preparatory exercisesd

58.8

18.0

62.6

0.85 (0.38-1.90)

0.97 (0.40-2.33)

0.13 (0.06-0.30)

0.11 (0.04-0.26)*

Attended childbirth education

80.6

75.0

60.0

2.76 (1.10-6.94)

3.35 (1.23-9.13)*

2.00 (0.94-4.23)

2.59 (1.16-5.79)*

Prenatal visits ≥8

75.0

75.5

77.9

0.85 (0.35-2.09)

1.29 (0.47-3.59)

0.87 (0.39-1.97)

0.91 (0.40-2.10)

In the hospital before delivery > 5 days

53.1

30.2

38.8

1.79 (0.79-4.05)

1.34 (0.56-3.20)

0.68 (0.31-1.49)

0.66 (0.29-1.50)

Most women in the same/neighboring wards having CS

58.3

44.2

30.5

3.19 (1.44-7.05)

4.28 (1.71-10.7)*

1.80 (0.90-3.64)

2.05 (0.97-4.33)

Confidence in vaginal delivery

63.9

70.8

94.7

0.10 (0.03-0.31)

0.11 (0.03-0.34)*

0.14 (0.05-0.41)

0.14 (0.05-0.42)*

Prenatal doctors suggestion for CS

30.6

59.6

2.1

20.46 (4.26-98.34)

20.40 (3.88-107.10)*

68.64 (15.22-309.57)

86.01 (17.16-431.14)*

Delivery obstetricians suggestion for CS

44.4

11.5

4.2

18.20 (5.49-60.29)

25.73 (6.26-105.82)*

2.97 (0.80-11.04)

4.32 (0.98-19.05)

  1. aAdjusted for age, education and income.
  2. bCS: cesarean section.
  3. cMonthly income: family monthly income per person.
  4. dPreparatory exercises: preparatory exercises for facilitating delivery during pregnancy.
  5. *P value <0.05.