Table 2 Childbirth fear in pregnant and postpartum women
From: Childbirth fear and related factors among pregnant and postpartum women in Malawi
Variable | Pregnant women (N = 152) | Postpartum women (N = 153) | Statistical value | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | (%) | n | (%) | Â | Â | |
Childbirth fear, Mean (SD) | 46.9 | (18.8) | 42.2 | (14.6) | 2.48a | 0.01 |
 Low (≤37) | 59 | (38.8) | 75 | (49.0) | 7.48b | 0.02 |
 Moderate (38~ 65) | 62 | (40.8) | 63 | (41.2) |  |  |
 High (≥66) | 31 | (20.4) | 15 | (9.8) |  |  |