From: Effects of continuous midwifery labour support for women with severe fear of childbirth
Index group | Reference group | p-value | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | ||
Maternal age | |||||
Mean/SD | 31.6/5.7 | 29.2/3.4 | 0.214 | ||
BMI | |||||
Mean/SD | 27.7/5.2 | 24.5/3.5 | 0.086 | ||
Civil status | |||||
Married/Cohabiting | 10 | 90.9 | 26 | 100.0 | 0.297 |
Single | 1 | 9.1 | 0 | 0.0 | |
Permanently employed | |||||
Yes | 8 | 72.7 | 22 | 84.6 | 0.403 |
No | 3 | 27.3 | 4 | 15.4 | |
Smoking | |||||
Yes | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | - |
No | 11 | 100.0 | 26 | 100.0 | |
Parity (present pregnancy not included) | |||||
0 | 3 | 27.3 | 8 | 30.8 | 1.000 |
1 | 8 | 72.7 | 18 | 69.2 | |
Miscarriage | |||||
Yes | 2 | 18.2 | 5 | 19.2 | 1.000 |
No | 9 | 81.8 | 21 | 80.8 | |
Legal abortion | |||||
Yes | 3 | 27.3 | 2 | 8.0 | 0.154 |
No | 8 | 72.7 | 23 | 92.0 | |
Gestation at childbirth | |||||
<37 weeks | 1 | 9.1 | 1 | 3.8 | 0.512 |
≥37 weeks | 10 | 90.9 | 25 | 96.2 | |
Induction of labour | |||||
Yes | 7 | 63.6 | 3 | 11.5 | 0.003 |
No | 4 | 36.4 | 23 | 88.5 | |
Oxytocin augmentation in labour | |||||
Yes | 9 | 81.8 | 14 | 53.8 | 0.150 |
No | 2 | 18.2 | 12 | 46.2 | |
Apgar score at 5 min | |||||
<7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | - |
>7 | 11 | 100.0 | 26 | 100.0 |