Total

Primiparas

Multiparas

p-value

n = 232

n = 116

n = 116

Mean ± SD or n (%)

Mean ± SD or n (%)

Mean ± SD or n (%)

Demographic data

Age

33.69

±4.00

32.01

±4.10

33.94

±3.75

<0.001

^a

Education High school

17

(7.3)

6

(5.1)

11

(9.4)

0.653

^b

College

76

(32.7)

41

(35.3)

35

(30.1)

University

139

(60.0)

69

(59.6)

70

(60.3)

Planning to deliver with family

225

(96.9)

112

(96.5)

113

(97.4)

0.512

^b

History of psychiatric disorders

6

(2.5)

4

(3.4)

2

(1.7)

0.252

^b

Complexity of pregnancy

37

(15.9)

20

(17.2)

17

(14.6)

0.375

^b

Anomalies in development of foetus

7

(3.0)

4

(3.4)

3

(2.5)

0.363

^b

Birth outcomes

Duration of labour (h)

6.37

±4.57

8.25

±5.09

4.48

±3.00

<0.001

^a

Emergency Caesarean section

7

(3.0)

7

(6.0)

0

(0)

0.01

^b

Vacuum delivery

15

(6.4)

11

(9.4)

4

(3.4)

0.100

^b

Induced delivery

58

(25.0)

47

(40.5)

11

(9.4)

<0.001

^b

Measures

JW-DEQ¹ version A

49.11

±21.97

51.90

±19.47

46.32

±23.98

0.031

^a

HADS² anxiety

4.97

±3.61

4.82

±3.78

5.12

±3.45

0.522

^a

HADS² depression

2.94

±2.08

2.89

±2.13

2.99

±2.05

0.731

^a

JW-DEQ¹ version B

53.28

±28.73

64.25

±27.42

42.30

±25.75

< 0.001

^a