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Table 3 Mode of birth and risk of dissatisfaction with childbirth. Logistic regression analyses were used to estimate crude and adjusted odds ratios (ORs and aORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CI)

From: The impact of obstetric interventions and complications on women’s satisfaction with childbirth a population based cohort study including 16,000 women

 

Total number of births

N = 16,775

Dissatisfaction with childbirth VAS 1–3

  

Number n (%)

Crude OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI) a

Normal vaginal birth

13,990

625 (4.5)

ref.

ref.

Instrumental vaginal delivery

852

119 (14.0)

3.47 (2.81–4.28)

2.89 (2.32–3.60)

Elective CS

1049

52 (5.0)

1.11 (0.83–1.49)

1.12 (0.83–1.50)

Emergency CS

884

157 (17.8)

4.62 (3.82–5.59)

3.98 (3.27–4.86)

  1. OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; CS: cesarean section. aAdjusted for maternal age and parity