Table 2 Comparison of childbirth experience, support and control in birth, fear of childbirth, postpartum depression, and postpartum stress disorder among the study groups

Mean (SD^b)

Mean (SD^b)

Childbirth experience (Score range: 1 to 4)

3.2 (0.2)

2.1 (0.2)

1.0 (1.1 to 0.9)

Primiparous

3.1 (0.2)

2.1 (0.2)

1.0 (1.2 to 0.9)

Multiparous

3.2 (0.2)

2.1 (0.2)

1.0 (1.2 to 0.9)

Support and Control in Birth (Score range: 31 to 155)

123.5 (11.0)

69.5 (6.7)

-53.9 (-57.4 to -50.4)

Primiparous

123.5 (10.7)

69.5 (6.0)

-53.7 (-58.5 to -48.9)

Multiparous

123.7 (11.7)

69.6 (7.3)

-54.1 (-59.5 to -48.7)

Fear of childbirth during pregnancy (Score range: 0 to 165)

121 (20.0)

117 (21.0)

-3.7 (-11.7 to 4.1)

Primiparous

118.6 (19.5)

113.2 (22.5)

-5.4 (-16.9 to 6.0)

Multiparous

124 (20.6)

121 (19.3)

-3.5 (-15.0 to 8.0)

Fear of childbirth in labor (Score range: 10 to 100)

28.3 (13.0)

25.1 (14.1)

5.5 (1.1 to 10.0)

Primiparous

31.5 (14.9)

38.7 (17.8)

4.6 (2.4 to 11.6)

Multiparous

23.8 (8.2)

31.9 (8.7)

7.6 (3.0 to 12.1)

Depression before intervention (Score range: 0 to 30)

2.6 (1.8)

2.9 (1.9)

0.3 (1.0 to -0.4)

Primiparous

2.7 (2.0)

3.1 (2.2)

0.4 (1.6 to -0.7)

Multiparous

2.6 (1.7)

2.8 (1.7)

0.3 (1.1 to -0.8)

Postpartum depression (Score range: 0 to 30)

2.9 (1.8)

7.7 (2.8)

4.8 (3.9 to 5.7)

Primiparous

2.7 (1.6)

7.6 (2.8)

4.8 (6.0 to 3.6)

Multiparous

3.1 (2.1)

7.9 (2.8)

4.7 (3.2 to 6.2)

Post-traumatic stress disorder (Score range: 0 to 51)

2.5 (2.9)

11.3 (4.3)

8.8 (10.2 to 7.4)

Primiparous

2.5 (3.0)

12.2 (4.6)

9.8 (7.6 to 11.9)

Multiparous

2.6 (2.8)

10.5 (4.3)

7.8 (5.9 to 9.8)