Fear of childbirth and psychiatric disorders decrease the likelihood of subsequent births: a retrospective register-based cohort study

Table 4 Second births among women with FOC or psychiatric disorders according to the mode of the first delivery

Mode of delivery^a	Diagnosis of FOC¹			No diagnosis of FOC¹			p value^b
	No second birth	Second birth		No second birth	Second birth
	n	n	%	n	N	%
Spontaneous vaginal delivery	1970	2209	52.9	56,164	141,377	71.5	< 0.001
Assisted vaginal delivery	644	687	51.7	16,095	33,586	67.6	< 0.001
Planned caesarean section	2026	1483	42.3	5019	8469	62.8	< 0.001
Emergency caesarean section	1192	897	42.9	17,585	27,805	61.3	< 0.001

Mode of delivery^a	Psychiatric disorder²			No psychiatric disorder²
	No second birth	Second birth		No second birth	Second birth
	n	n	%	n	n	%
Spontaneous vaginal delivery	8725	13,131	60.1	49,409	130,455	72.5	< 0.001
Assisted vaginal delivery	2208	2752	55.5	14,532	31,520	68.4	< 0.001
Planned caesarean section	1280	1041	44.9	5765	8911	60.7	< 0.001
Emergency caesarean section	2628	2615	49.9	16,149	26,087	61.8	< 0.001

Mode of delivery^a	Psychiatric disorder³			No psychiatric disorder³
	No second birth	Second birth		No second birth	Second birth
	N	n	%	n	n	%
Spontaneous vaginal delivery	2767	3492	55.8	55,367	140,094	71.7	< 0.001
Assisted vaginal delivery	764	849	52.6	15,976	33,423	67.7	< 0.001
Planned caesarean section	342	298	46.6	6703	9654	59.0	< 0.001
Emergency caesarean section	949	875	48.0	17,828	27,827	61.0	< 0.001

¹Diagnosed with a fear of childbirth (ICD-10 code O99.80)
²Diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder before or during first pregnancy (ICD-10 codes F00-F99)
³Diagnoses with a psychiatric disorder following the first delivery (ICD-10 code F00-F99)
^aMode of delivery missing for 11 deliveries
^bThe p value for the difference in the likelihood of the second birth

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