Table 1 Description on the fear of childbirth (FOC) variable and mode of deliveries variable in 1st and 2nd pregnancies
Case group FOC in 2nd pregnancy | Control group No FOC in 2nd pregnancy | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total number of patients | 13,064 | 193,454 | ||
n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
FOC in first pregnancy | 1709 | 13.1 (12.5–13.7) | 1897 | 14.5 (13.9–15.2) |
Delivery mode in first pregnancy | ||||
Spontaneous vaginal | 323 | 18.9 (16.9–21.1) | 1111 | 58.6 (55.2–62.1) |
Instrumental vaginal | 150 | 8.8 (7.4–10.3) | 240 | 12.7 (11.1–14.4) |
Unplanned caesarean section | 346 | 20.3 (18.2–22.5) | 187 | 9.9 (8.5–11.4) |
Emergency cesarean section | 23 | 1.3 (0.9–2.0) | 7 | 0.4 (0.1–0.8) |
Elective caesarean section | 867 | 50.7 (47.4–54.2) | 343 | 18.1 (16.2–20.1) |
No FOC in first pregnancy | 11 355 | 86.9 (85.3–88.5) | 191 557 | 99.0 (98.6–99.5) |
Delivery mode in first pregnancy | ||||
Spontaneous vaginal | 3537 | 31.2 (30.1–32.2) | 131 465 | 68.6 (68.3–69.0) |
Instrumental vaginal | 2719 | 24.0 (23.1–24.9) | 29 956 | 15.6 (15.5–15.8) |
Unplanned caesarean section | 3688 | 32.5 (31.4–33.5) | 19 861 | 10.4 (10.2–10.5) |
Emergency cesarean section | 699 | 6.2 (5.7–6.6) | 2336 | 1.2 (1.2–1.3) |
Elective caesarean section | 712 | 6.3 (5.8–6.7) | 7939 | 4.1 (4.1–4.2) |