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Table 3 Relative conditional effects of the MOD (X) on birth experience (M)a

From: The impact of mode of delivery on parent-infant-bonding and the mediating role of birth experience: a comparison of mothers and fathers within the longitudinal cohort study DREAM

 

effects

SE b

p

95% CI

\(\left.{\theta }_{Induced VD\to M}\right|(W=1)\)

-6.420***

1.532

 < .001

[-9.425; -3.416]

\(\left.{\theta }_{Induced VD\to M}\right|(W=2)\)

-4.657**

1.650

.005

[-7.892; -1.421]

\(\left.{\theta }_{Operative VD\to M}\right|\left(W=1\right)\)

-16.810***

2.257

 < .001

[-21.236; -12.383]

\(\left.{\theta }_{Operative VD\to M}\right|(W=2)\)

-9.201***

2.454

 < .001

[-14.014; -4.388]

\(\left.{\theta }_{Planned CS\to M}\right|\left(W=1\right)\)

-5.592*

2.716

.040

[-10.919; -0.265]

\(\left.{\theta }_{Planned CS\to M}\right|(W=2)\)

-5.805*

2.274

.011

[-10.265; -1.345]

\(\left.{\theta }_{Unplanned CS\to M}\right|\left(W=1\right)\)

-18.944***

2.323

 < .001

[-23.501; -14.386]

\(\left.{\theta }_{Unplanned CS\to M}\right|(W=2)\)

-13.765***

2.466

< .001

[-18.601; -8.929]

  1. MOD mode of delivery, VD vaginal delivery, CS cesarean section, CI confidence interval; W = 1 = mothers; W = 2 = fathers; *p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001
  2. aControlling for parity, academic degree, prenatal symptoms of depression, birth complications, timing of holding the baby for the first time
  3. bHC4 heteroskedasticity consistent standard error