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Table 6 Predicting factors of normal vaginal birth in women who planned for normal vaginal birth (N = 662)

From: Predictors of fear of childbirth and normal vaginal birth among Iranian postpartum women: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Simple logistic regression

Multiple logistic regression

Normal vaginal birth (N = 478)

Emergency Cesarean (N = 144)

OR

P

AOR

95% C.I for OR

Lower

Upper

Age (years)

  < 20

37 (7.1)

11 (7.6)

1.27

.082

2.157

.906

5.137

 20–30

280 (54.1)

57 (39.6)

1.86**

<.001

2.396

1.469

3.909

  > 30

201 (38.8)

76 (52.8)

1

 

1

  

Educational level (years)

  < 12

109 (75.7)

403 (77.8)

1.125

–

–

–

–

  > 12

35 (24.3)

115 (22.2)

1

–

–

–

–

Job

 Housewife

472 (91.1)

131 (91.0)

1.02

–

–

–

–

 Employed

46 (8.9)

13 (9.0)

1

–

–

–

–

Satisfaction with household income

 Low satisfied

180 (34.7)

59 (41.0)

1

–

–

–

–

 Moderately satisfied/satisfied

338 (65.3)

85 (59.3)

1.30†

–

–

–

–

Gestational age (week)

  < 38

51 (9.8)

39 (27.1)

1

 

1

  

 38–40

391 (75.5)

90 (62,5)

3.22***

<.001

3.244

1.818

5.788

  > 40

76 (14.7)

15 (10.4)

3.87***

.001

3.801

1.685

8.577

Birth weight (gr)

  < 2500 g

42 (8.1)

18 (12.5)

1.50

.007

5.008

1.556

16.123

 2500–3999

462 (89.2)

117 (81.3)

2.54*

.007

3.657

1.416

9.446

  > 4000

14 (2.7)

9 (6.3)

1

 

1

  

Having a doula

 No

348 (67.2)

129 (89.6)

1

 

1

  

 Yes

170 (32.8)

15 (10.4)

4.20***

<.001

4.419

2.420

8.068

Parity

 Primipara

215 (41.5)

68 (47.2)

1

 

1

  

 Multipara

303 (58.5)

76 (52.8)

1.26†

.010

1.937

1.175

3.192

Infant gender

 Female

268 (51.7)

80 (55.6)

1

–

–

–

–

 Male

250 (48.3)

64 (44.4)

1.17

–

–

–

–

Onset of labor pain

 Spontaneous

375 (72.4)

83 (57.6)

1.72**

.030

1.624

1.049

2.515

 Induced

143 (27.6)

61 (43.4)

1

 

1

  

Satisfaction with husband support

 Not satisfied to low satisfied

99 (19.1)

44 (30.6)

1

 

1

  

 Moderately satisfied

243 (46.9)

58 (40.3)

1.86**

.001

2.543

1.475

4.387

 Satisfied/Very satisfied

176 (34.0)

42 (29.1)

1.86*

.063

2.024

.964

4.251

Perceived marital/sexual satisfaction

 Not satisfied to moderately satisfied

56 (10.8)

12 (8.3)

1

–

1

–

–

 Satisfied

260 (50.2)

83 (57.6)

.67†

.015

.374

.169

.827

 Very satisfied

202 (39.0)

49 (34.0)

.88

.076

.423

.164

1.096

Satisfaction with pregnancy

 Not satisfied/ Low satisfied

67 (12.9)

36 (25.0)

1

 

1

  

 Moderately satisfied

190 (36.7)

52 (36.1)

1.46

.345

1.547

.626

3.827

 Satisfied

204 (39.4)

53 (36.8)

2.49*

.042

2.285

1.031

5.063

 Very satisfied

57 (11)

3 (2.1)

3.18**

.012

2.741

1.248

6.020

  1. *p < .05, ** p < .01, ***p < .001, †simple logistic regression: p < 0.25
  2. Variables entered on step 1: having a doula, income, parity, birth weight, gestational age, mother’s age, onset of labor pain, maternal satisfaction with pregnancy, satisfaction with husband support, satisfaction with marital/sexual relationship. Method: backward, LR Cox & Snell R Square = 14.5%, Nagelkerke R Square = 22.4%
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