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Table 5 Associations between possible risk factors and W-DEQ B score ≥ 66

From: The association between labour variables and primiparous women’s experience of childbirth; a prospective cohort study

Risk factors for W-DEQ ≥ 66

W-DEQ ≥ 66/total

OR unadjusted (95% CI)

AOR adjusted (95% CI)

Latency phase >13 h

   

  No

100/333 (30%)

Ref

 

  Yes

52/112 (46%)

2.1(1.3-3.2)*

1.8 (1.03-3.1)*

Labour dystocia

   

  No

77/242 (32%)

Ref

 

  Yes

75/204 (37%)

1.2 (0.8-1.8)

 

Full cervical dilatation no descendence of foetal head >3 h

   

  No

85/227 (37%)

Ref

 

  Yes

66/215 (31%)

1.3 (0.9-1.9)

 

Lactate In AF >12.0 mmol/L

   

  No

110/325 (34%)

Ref

 

  Yes

12/18 (67%)

3.9 (1.4-10.7)*

3.1 (1.1-8.9)*

Epidural

   

  No

37/152 (24%)

Ref

 

  Yes

115/294 (39%)

2.0 (1.3-3.1)*

1.2 (0.7-2.0)

Apgar score <7 at 1 min

   

  No

141/428 (33%)

Ref

 

  Yes

11/16 (69%)

4.5 (1.5-13.1)*

13.3 (1.6-111)*

  1. *P-values <0.05 were considered as statistically significant.
  2. Values are expressed as Odds Ratio (OR) with corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI).