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Table 5 Correlation between labour and birth factors with traumatic birth experience among primiparous women (n = 800)

From: Predictors of traumatic birth experience among a group of Iranian primipara women: a cross sectional study

Variables

n/N (%)

OR (95% CI)

P

Variables

n/N (%)

OR (95% CI)

P

Duration of stay in the labour room (hour)

Augmentation

Less than 12 (Ref)

178/522 (34.0)

1

 

No (Ref)

86/264 (32.5)

1

 

12 and more than 12

117/275 (42.5)

1.43 (1.06 to 1.93)

0.019

Yes

210/537 (39.1)

1.33 (0.97 to 1.81)

0.069

Permission for moving during labour

Episiotomy

Yes (Ref)

131/478 (27.4)

1

 

No (Ref)

6/18 (33.3)

1

 

No

164/321 (51.0)

2.74 (2.04 to 3.69)

< 0.001

Yes

290/782 (37.0)

1.17 (0.43 to 3.17)

0.745

Free in select of childbirth position

Presence of companion

Yes (Ref)

13/90 (14.4)

1

 

Yes (Ref)

29/162 (17.9)

1

 

No

283/710 (39.8)

3.92 (2.14 to 7.20)

< 0.001

No

267/638 (41.8)

3.30 (2.14 to 5.08)

< 0.001

Fear of childbirth

Doula support

No (Ref)

64/286 (22.3)

1

 

Yes (Ref)

46/207 (22.2)

1

 

Yes

232/514 (45.1)

2.85 (2.05 to 3.96)

< 0.001

No

250/592 (42.2)

2.57 (1.78 to 3.71)

< 0.001

Use of one of the pain relief methods

Baby sex

Yes (Ref)

73/333 (21.9)

1

 

Girl (Ref)

147/421 (34.9)

1

 

No

223/467 (47.7)

3.25 (2.37 to 4.46)

< 0.001

Boy

149/379 (39.3)

0.82 (0.62 to 1.10)

0.199

Childbirth place (hospital)

Operative vaginal delivery

Organizational (Ref)

25/113 (22.1)

1

 

No (Ref)

296/798 (37.0)

1

 

Teaching

247/296 (83.4)

2.82 (1.75 to 4.53)

< 0.001

Yes

0/2 (0)

0.0 (0.0 to 0.0)

0.999

Private

24/296 (8.1)

0.78 (0.41 to 1.46)

0.443