Table 3 Association between whether or not pharmacological pain relief was received and fear of childbirth reported postpartum: multivariable analysis
Variable | Fear level reported postpartum low-medium (< 85) n = 278 | Fear level reported postpartum (very) intense (≥85) n = 37 | Adjusted ORa (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
Pain relief | |||
No pain relief [ref] | 174 (63%) | 14 (38%) | |
Remifentanil-PCA | 63 (23%) | 9 (24%) | 1.7 (0.7–4.3) |
Epidural analgesia | 41 (15%) | 14 (38%) | 3.5 (1.5–8.2) |
Fear of childbirth antepartum | |||
Low-medium (< 85) | 255 (92%) | 29 (78%) | 3.9 (1.4–10.8) |
[ref] | |||
High (≥85 and < 100) | 16 (6%) | 8 (22%) | |
& severe (≥100) | |||
Missing | 7 (3%) | 0 | |
Education level | |||
(professional school) | 0.4 (0.2–0.9) | ||
≤ Medium [ref] | 41 (15%) | 12 (32%) | |
≥ Higher | 229 (82%) | 24 (65%) | |
Missing | 8 (3%) | 1 (3%) | |