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Table 5 Intrapartum factors with an impact on a subsequent wish for cesarean section

From: Does prolonged labor affect the birth experience and subsequent wish for cesarean section among first-time mothers? A quantitative and qualitative analysis of a survey from Norway

 

Wants a CS next time n (%)

Does not want a CS next time n (%)

OR (95%CI) Unadjusted

p-value

Unadjusted

OR(95%CI)

Adjusted

p-value

Adjusted

Labor duration (3 missing)

 Labor ≤ 12 h (ref) n = 371

34 (9.2)

337 (90.8)

    

 Labor > 12 h n = 85

18 (21.2)

67 (78.8)

2.66 (1.42, 4.99)

0.002

1.80 (0.90, 3.58)

0.096

Labor start (2 missing)

 Spontaneous start (ref) n = 346

30 (8.7)

315 (91.3)

    

 Induced start n = 113

22 (19.6)

90 (80.4)

2.57 (1.41, 4.67)

0.002

1.63 (0.83, 3.19)

0.155

Mode of delivery (2 missing)

 Spontaneous vaginal birth (ref) n = 295

15 (5.1)

280 (94.9)

    

 Operative vaginal birth n = 114

18 (15.8)

96 (84.2)

3.50 (1.70, 7.22)

0.001

3.05 (1.46, 6.38)

0.003

 Emergency cesarean section n = 48

19 (39.6)

29 (60.4)

12.23 (5.62, 26.61)

< 0.001

8.86 (3.85, 20.41)

< 0.001

  1. Explanation of table headings: Wants a CS next time; women totally or partly agreeing to the statement: “If I decide to have more children, I want to be delivered by cesarean section”. Does not want a CS next time: women totally or partly disagreeing to this statement. The two rightmost columns are based on multiple logistic regression adjusted for the other variables in the table