Effects of midwife-led maternity services on postpartum wellbeing and clinical outcomes in primiparous women under China’s one-child policy

Table 4 Effects of MCD and CMC on women’s postpartum wellbeing

Outcome variables	OMC^a group n = 1117 M(SD)	MCD^b group n = 451 M(SD)	CMC^c group n = 172 M(SD)	MCD vs. OMC		CMC vs. OMC
Outcome variables	OMC^a group n = 1117 M(SD)	MCD^b group n = 451 M(SD)	CMC^c group n = 172 M(SD)	β^d (95% CI)	β^e (95% CI)	β^d (95% CI)	β^e (95% CI)
Anxiety(the higher score the less anxiety)	7.77 (4.26)	8.14 (3.03)	8.28 (2.75)	0.14 (−0.25,0.54)	0.07(−0.34,0.47)	0.81 (0.33,1.29)**	0.66 (0.16,1.17) *
Depression(the higher score the less depression)	18.79 (2.88)	18.83 (2.74)	18.95 (2.85)	0.04(−0.34,0.41)	0.20(−0.18,0.59)	0.16(− 0.29,0.62)	0.19(− 0.29,0.67)
General health	21.55 (3.70)	21.18 (4.05)	21.39 (3.87)	−0.38(− 0.88,0.12)	−0.12(− 0.62,0.39)	−0.17(− 0.77,0.44)	−0.16(− 0.80,0.50)
Positive wellbeing	16.97 (1.74)	16.82 (1.88)	17.23 (1.73)	−0.15(− 0.38,0.08)	−0.12(− 0.36,0.12)	0.25(− 0.03,0.54)	0.27(− 0.03,0.57)
Self-control	26.95 (2.11)	26.80 (2.51)	27.33 (1.95)	−0.15(− 0.43,0.14)	−0.16(− 0.45,0.14)	0.38 (0.03,0.72)*	0.39 (0.02,0.76)*
Vitality	29.89 (3.46)	29.73 (3.56)	29.99 (3.15)	−0.17(− 0.62,0.28)	0.01(− 0.45,0.47)	0.09(− 0.47,0.64)	−0.03(− 0.61,0.55)
Total score	122.89 (11.94)	125.30 (11.99)	126.10 (12.48)	2.41 (0.83,3.96)*	2.70 (0.70,4.70)*	3.11 (1.18,5.04) ***	3.14 (1.54,4.75)***

^aObstetrician-led Maternity Care
^bMidwife-led Care at Delivery
^cContinuity of Midwife-led Care
^dcOR indicates crude odds ratio
^eaOR indicates adjusted odds ratio (adjusted for hospitals, maternal age, education, vacation, method of payment, mode of birth, gestational age at delivery and birth weight)
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001

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