Table 3 Association of intra-partum factors with postpartum PTSD
Factor | PTSD | Total | Fishers’ exact test (2-sided) p value* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | No. | ||||
No. (%) | No. (%) | |||||
Maturity at birth | Preterm | 2 (1.6) | 127(98.4) | 129 | p = 0.06 | |
Term | 6(6.3) | 90(93.8 %) | 96 | |||
Type of hospital | State | 7(3.7) | 184(96.3) | 191 | p = 1.00 | |
Private/other | 1(2.9) | 33(97.1) | 34 | |||
Fear of anticipated pain | Yes | 4(8) | 46(92) | 50 | p = 0.054 | |
No | 4(2.3) | 171(97.7) | 175 | |||
Verbal abuse during labour | Yes | 1(12.5) | 7(87.5) | 8 | p = 0.04 | |
No | 2(0.9) | 215(99.1) | 217 | |||
Physical abuse during labour | Yes | 0(0) | 1(100) | 1 | p = 1.00 | |
No | 8(3.6) | 216(96.4) | 224 | |||
Presence of labour companion | Yes | 1(2.6) | 37(97.4) | 38 | p = 1.00 | |
No | 7(3.7) | 180(96.3) | 187 | |||
Mode of delivery | Vaginal | 3(2.3) | 125(97.7) | 128 | p = 0.50 | |
Vacuum/Forceps | 0(0) | 5(100) | 5 | |||
EL-LSCS | 4(4.9) | 78(95.1) | 82 | |||
EM-LSCS | 1(10) | 9(90) | 10 | |||
Perception of labour as negative experience | Yes | 0(0) | 10(100) | 10 | p = 1.00 | |
No | 8(3.6) | 207(96.3) | 215 | |||
Duration of active labour(hours)a | < 4 | 3(2.5) | 119(97.5) | 122 | p = 0.29 | |
4–8 | 1(3.8) | 25(96.2) | 26 | |||
> 8 | 1(12.5) | 7(87.5) | 8 | |||
Total | 8 | 217 | 225 | |||