Table 3 Characteristics of women in regional cohorts of Australia and Sweden at 18 -20 weeks gestation
From: The influence of women’s fear, attitudes and beliefs of childbirth on mode and experience of birth
Australia | Sweden | X2 | DF | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 123 | n = 386 | ||||
n (%) | n (%) | ||||
Age | 0.53 | 2 | 0.8 | ||
<25 years | 24 (19.4) | 66 (17.1) | |||
25-35 years | 85 (68.5) | 270 (69.9) | |||
>35 years | 15 (12.1) | 50 (13.0) | |||
Married or cohabiting | 116 (95.9) | 376 (97.7) | 1.2 | 1 | 0.30 |
Not living with a partner | 5 (4.2) | 9 (2.3) | |||
Education | 1.5 | 1 | 0.29 | ||
Elementary school/high school | 61 (51.7) | 173 (46.3) | |||
College/university | 57 (48.3) | 201 (53.7) | |||
Previous Infertility >1 year prior to pregnancy | 17 (13.9) | 42 (11) | 0.79 | 1 | 0.37 |
Primiparas | 46 (37.1) | 168 (43.5) | 1.28 | 1 | 0.25 |
Multiparas | 76 (62.3) | 218 (56.5) | |||
Previous Mode of Childbirth (Multiparous) | |||||
Vaginal Birth (one or more) | 47 (44.6) | 172 (36.9) | 2.2 | 1 | 0.11 |
Instrumental Vaginal (one or more) | 3 (2.5) | 39 (10.1) | 7.14 | 1 | 0.008 |
Elective caesarean section (one or more) | 14 (11.5) | 19 (4.9) | 6.5 | 1 | 0.01 |
Emergency caesarean section (one or more) | 24 (19.7) | 26 (6.7) | 17.48 | 1 | <0.001 |