From: The childbirth experience: obstetric and psychological predictors in Italian primiparous women
 | % |
---|---|
Prior to pregnancy | |
 Obstetric problems prior to pregnancy (fibromas, endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome, etc.) | 10.7 |
 Two or more previous miscarriages | 21.6 |
Pregnancy | |
 Severe complications during pregnancy (preeclampsia, hypertension, diabetes, etc.) | 10.4 |
 Moderate complications during pregnancy (bleeding in third trimester, placental abnormalities, infections, etc.), | 49.3 |
 No complication during pregnancy | 40.3 |
Childbirth | |
 Spontaneous vaginal delivery | 66.4 |
 Operative vaginal delivery | 14.2 |
 Urgency/emergency cesarean section (CS) | 19.4 |
 Childbirth at moderate risk (i.e., premature rupture of membranes, oxytocin, abnormal fetal presentation) | 35.1 |
 Induction (>  41 + 5th week) | 7.1 |
 Epidural analgesia | 45.4 |