Prevalence of fear of childbirth, its risk factors and birth outcomes in Australian multiparous women

Table 4 Multivariable logistic regression analysis comparing women with low–moderate fear of childbirth and women with high–severe fear of childbirth with respect to variables that predicted fear of childbirth

Variable	Crude OR	Unadjusted 95%CI	Adjusted OR	Adjusted 95%CI	P value
DASS Anxiety					< 0.001
Mild to moderate (0-10)	1		1
Severe to extremely severe (≥ 11)	2.44	0.59–1.09	3.79	1.35–5.61
Previous traumatic childbirth experience					0.033
No	1		1
Yes	2.12	1.21–4.48	2.45	1.15–3.98
History of sexual assault during childhood				1.11–4.81	0.036
No	1		1
Yes	1.20	0.45–3.22	5.25	1.11–4.81
Pre-existing health problem pregnancy					0.004
No	1		1
Yes	2.53	1.37–4.64	2.92	1.40–6.12
RAS					< 0.001
Higher relationship satisfaction (≥ 4)	1		1
Less relationship satisfaction (< 4)	3.50	1.67–7.38	5.28	2.15–6.98

OR: Odds ratio; DASS: Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale; RAS: Relationship Assessment Scale.