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Table 3 Multiple logistic regression model for delivered women including variables related to delivery record

From: Midwife empathy and its association with the childbirth experience: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Model 3

Model 4

Model 5

OR (95% CI)

p Value

OR (95% CI)

p Value

OR (95% CI)

p Value

Parity

 1

  

1(ref)

 

1(ref)

 

 2

1.81 (1.04, 3.16)

0.04

2.39 (1.26, 4.51)

0.01

2.27 (1.11, 4.66)

0.03

Age (years)

 >41

  

1(ref)

 

1(ref)

 

 <30

  

2.92 (0.82, 10.45)

0.10

2.07 (0.52, 8.23)

0.30

 30–40

  

1.13 (0.48, 2.67)

0.78

0.99 (0.39, 2.50)

0.98

Technical title

 Junior

  

1(ref)

 

1(ref)

 

 Intermediate

  

0.76 (0.25, 2.27)

0.62

0.96 (0.31, 3.00)

0.94

 Senior

  

1.37 (0.37, 5.07)

0.64

1.77 (0.45, 6.91)

0.41

Educational level

 College degree or less

  

1(ref)

 

1(ref)

 

 Bachelor/master degree

  

2.03 (0.90, 4.59)

0.09

2.12 (0.90, 4.98)

0.09

Years of work (years)

 1–5

  

1(ref)

 

1(ref)

 

 6–10

  

1.67 (0.72, 3.90)

0.24

1.82 (0.76, 4.37)

0.18

  ≥ 11

  

1.23 (0.46, 3.29)

0.68

1.43 (0.51, 4.02)

0.50

Employment type

 Contract staff

  

1(ref)

 

1(ref)

 

 Formal staff

  

1.09 (0.57, 2.06)

0.80

1.07 (0.54, 2.10)

0.86

Monthly salary (CNY)

 < 5000

  

1(ref)

 

1(ref)

 

  5000-10,000

  

1.14 (0.36, 3.68)

0.82

1.21 (0.37, 3.98)

0.76

 >10,000

  

2.31 (0.66, 8.05)

0.19

2.62 (0.73, 9.37)

0.14

Shift work

 No

  

1(ref)

 

1(ref)

 

 Yes

  

2.84 (1.02, 7.92)

0.05

3.03 (1.07, 8.57)

0.04

Mode of childbirth

 Vaginal delivery

    

1(ref)

 

 Cesarean section

    

0.63 (0.31, 1.28)

0.20

Labor pain experience

 Yes

    

1(ref)

 

 No

    

0.79 (0.32, 1.94)

0.61

Perinatal depression

 Yes

    

1(ref)

 

 No

    

0.94 (0.51, 1.73)

0.83

Children age (years)

 Preschool (3–5)

    

1(ref)

 

 Infant (<3)

    

2.81 (1.34, 5.92)

0.01

 School-age (≥6)

    

1.18 (0.44, 3.16)

0.74

  1. OR Odds ratio, CI confidence interval, ref reference category