Predictors of mothers’ postpartum body dissatisfaction based on demographic and fertility factors

Table 3 The relationship between fertility characteristics and body dissatisfaction score in women six months postpartum (n = 300)

Characteristics	Mean (SD)	P-value
Infertility history
Yes	76.50 (33.53)	0.795^*
No	74.80 (33.57)	0.795^*
Abortion history
Yes	82.59 (32.36)	0.061^**
No	73.23 (33.59)	0.061^**
Mode of delivery
^cNVD	69.45 (28.28)	0.007^**
^dC/S	79.63 (36.89)	0.007^**
Parity
Primipara	74.40 (34.56)	0.731^**
Multipara	75.75 (31.87)	0.731^**
Pregnancy
Wanted	74.53 (33.49)	0.158^*
Unwanted	80.63 (33.21)	0.158^*
Wanted and unwanted baby’s gender
Wanted	74.16 (33.29)	0.504^**
Unwanted	77.16 (34.21)	0.504^**
Gestational age
Term	73.61 (32.59)	0.029^*
Preterm	94.21 (41.40)	0.029^*
Breastfeeding period
< 6 Months	80.23 (40.81)	0.401^**
6 Months	74.21 (32.46)	0.401^**
Nutrition status of the infant
Breast-feeding	72.01 (30.96)	0.081^***
Bottle-feeding	88.89 (42.96)
Both	77.18 (34.31)
Receiving information about the body shape
yes	83.38 (36.19)	0.003^**
No	71.05 (31.56)	0.003^**
Spouse’s views on the shape of a woman’s body
Very satisfied	56.34 (24.15)	< 0.001^***
Somewhat satisfied	79.78 (30.74)
Indifferent	86.73 (35.60)
Somewhat dissatisfied	93.76 (35.73)
Very dissatisfied	117.43 (53.62)

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