Table 2 Association between planned place of birth and pregnancy anxiety and general anxious/depressed mood
|  | Nulliparous n = 1265 | Parous n = 1589 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Planned home birth (n = 484/38.3%) | Planned hospital birth (n = 620/49%) | Undecided (n = 161/12.7%) | Planned home birth (n = 847/53.3%) | Planned hospital birth (n = 614/38.6%) | Undecided (n = 127/8%) |
EQ-6D anxious/depressed | ||||||
 No. (%) | 69 (14.3) | 123 (19.8) | 32 (19.9) | 130 (15.3) | 143 (23.3) | 34 (26.8) |
 aOR (95% CI) | Reference | 1.38 (0.98–1.94) | 1.43 (0.89–2.30) | Reference | 1.58 (1.20–2.08)c | 1.99 (1.23–2.99)c |
PRAQ total > cut offa | ||||||
 No. (%) | 47 (9.7) | 110 (17.7) | 25 (15.5) | 94 (11.1) | 139 (22.6) | 24 (18.9) |
 aOR (95% CI) | Reference | 1.92 (1.32–2.81)c | 1.51 (0.88–2.58) | Reference | 2.08 (1.55–2.80)d | 1.62 (0.97–2.71) |
PRAQ total score | ||||||
 Mean (SD) | 20.3 (4.3) | 21.5 (4.8) | 21.7 (4.4) | 16.1 (3.8) | 17.5 (4.3) | 17.5 (4.3) |
 aOR (95% CI) | Reference | 1.06 (1.03–1.09)d | 1.07 (1.03–1.11)c | Reference | 1.08 (1.05–1.11)d | 1.08 (1.03–1.13)c |
PRAQ fear childbirth | ||||||
 Mean (SD) | 6.5 (1.8) | 7.1 (2.1) | 7.2 (2.1) | 3.4 (1.1) | 3.9 (1.3) | 3.8 (1.3) |
 aOR (95% CI) | 1.0 | 1.17 (1.09–1.24)d | 1.20 (1.09–1.32)d | Reference | 1.34 (1.23–1.47)d | 1.30 (1.12–1.52)c |
PRAQ fear handicapped child | ||||||
 Mean (SD) | 7.8 (2.2) | 8.1 (2.3) | 8.4 (2.2) | 7.4 (2.1) | 7.9 (2.4) | 8.0 (2.4) |
 aOR (95% CI) | Reference | 1.06 (1.01–1.13)b | 1.11 (1.02–1.20)b | Reference | 1.09 (1.04–1.14)c | 1.10 (1.01–1.20)b |
PRAQ fear own appearance | ||||||
 Mean (SD) | 6.0 (1.9) | 6.2 (2.0) | 6.1 (1.9) | 5.4 (1.9) | 5.8 (2.1) | 5.7 (1.9) |
 aOR (95% CI) | Reference | 1.07 (1.01–1.14)b | 1.03 (0.94–1.14) | Reference | 1.09 (1.03–1.15)c | 1.09 (0.99–1.20) |