Total (n = 231)

Nulliparas

(n = 115)

Multiparas

(n = 116)

p-value

Mean ± SD or n (%)

Mean ± SD or n (%)

Mean ± SD or n (%)

Demographic data

Age

32.97

±3.98

32.01

±4.10

33.94

±3.75

<0.001

^a

Education high school

16

(7)

6

(5)

10

(8)

0.653

^b

College

76

(33)

41

(35)

35

(30)

University

139

(60)

69

(60)

70

(60)

Planning to deliver with family

225

(97)

112

(97)

113

(97)

0.512

^b

History of psychiatric disorders

6

(3)

4

(3)

2

(2)

0.252

^c

Complexity of

pregnancy

37

(16)

20

(17)

17

(15)

0.375

^b

Anomalies in

development of foetus

7

(3)

4

(3)

3

(3)

0.363

^c

Birth outcomes

Duration of

labour (h)

6.37

±4.57

8.00

±5.09

4.00

±3.00

<0.001

^a

Emergency

Caesarean Section

7

(3)

7

(6)

0

(0)

0.010

^c

Vacuum delivery

15

(6)

11

(9)

4

(3)

0.100

^c

Induced delivery

58

(25)

47

(41)

11

(9)

<0.001

^b

Measures

JW-DEQ¹ version B

53.28

±28.73

64.25

±27.42

42.30

±25.75

<0.001

^a

HADS² anxiety

2.50

±2.48

2.86

±2.52

2.14

±2.39

0.028

^a