From: The influence of women’s fear, attitudes and beliefs of childbirth on mode and experience of birth
Self Determiners | Take it as it comes | Fearful | Fearful | Take it as it comes | ||||
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(Reference Group) | X 2 (DF) p | Crude Odds Ratios | Adjusted Odds Ratios | Crude Odds Ratios | Adjusted Odds Ratios | |||
n = 192 | n = 130 | n = 159 | ||||||
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | (95% CI) | (95% CI) | (95% CI) | (95% CI) | ||
Self-rated physical health | ||||||||
Good/Very good | 169 (41.1) | 107 (26.2) | 131 (32.1) | 2.4 (2) 0.29 | 1.0 ref. | 1.0 ref. | 1.0 ref. | 1.0 ref. |
Less than good | 23 (31.9) | 21 (29.2) | 28 (38.9) | 1.6 (0.9-2.8) | 1.8 (1.0-3.5) | 1.4 (0.8-2.7) | 1.8 (0.9-3.5) | |
Self-rated emotional health | ||||||||
Good/Very good | 181 (41.8) | 117 (27.0) | 135 ( 31.2) | 7.8 (2) 0.02 | 1.0 ref. | 1.0 ref. | 1.0 ref. | 1.0 ref. |
Less than good | 11 (23.9) | 12 (26.1) | 23 (50.0) | 2.8 (1.3-6.0)** | 3.3 (1.5-7.3)* | 1.7 (0.7-4.0) | 1.9 (0.7-4.6) | |
Vaginal birth | 172 (41.4) | 116 (27.9) | 127 (30.6) | 10.8 (2) 0.005 | 1.0 ref. | 1.0 ref. | 1.0 ref. | 1.0 ref. |
Caesarean section | 16 (29.1) | 10 (18.2) | 29 (52.7) | 3.5 (1.3-4.7)** | 3.3 (1.6 -6.8) *** | 0.9 (0.4-2.1) | 1.1 (0.4 -2.5) | |
Feelings about being pregnant | ||||||||
Positive | 183 (41.2) | 120 (27.0) | 141 (31.8) | 7.9 (2) 0.02 | 1.0 ref. | 1.0 ref. | 1.0 ref. | 1.0 ref. |
Less than positive | 7 (21.2) | 8 (24.2) | 18 (54.5) | 3.3 (1.4-8.2)* | 3.6 (1.4-9.0)** | 1.7 (0.6-5.0) | 1.6 (0.5-4.6) | |
Feelings about the approaching birth | ||||||||
Positive | 139 ( 48.6) | 101 (35.3) | 46 (16.1) | 92.8 (2) 0.001 | 1.0 ref. | 1.0 ref. | 1.0 ref. | 1.0 ref. |
Less than positive | 53 (27.5) | 28 (14.5) | 112 (58.0) | 6.4 (4.0-10.0)*** | 7.2 (4.4-12.0)*** | 0.7 (0.4-1.2) | 0.8 (0.5-1.4) | |
Feelings about the first week with a newborn | ||||||||
Positive | 165 (43.4) | 98 (25.8) | 117 (30.1 ) | 9.1 (2) 0.010 | 1.0 ref. | 1.0 ref. | 1.0 ref. | 1.0 ref. |
Less than positive | 27 (27.0) | 31 (31.0) | 42 (42.0) | 2.2 (1.3-3.8)** | 2.0 (1.2-3.6)* | 2.0 (1.1-3.4)* | 1.6 (0.9-3.0) |