Epidural Labor Analgesia Is Associated with a Decreased Risk of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale in Trial of Labor after Cesarean: A Multicenter, Prospective Cohort Study
Table 1
Baseline maternal demographic and obstetric characteristics of parturients who completed the study.
Characteristic
TOLAC (CTRL)
TOLAC (EXP)
Statistical value
value
N (all)
n (%) or mean ± SD
N (all)
n (%) or mean ± SD
Mode of delivery
160
263
<0.001
Normal delivery
111 (69.38%)
225 (85.55%)
Cesarean
49 (30.63%)
38 (14.45%)
Hospital name
160
263
41.021
<0.001
MCH
131 (81.88%)
179 (68.06%)
BA
1 (0.62%)
59 (22.43%)
LG
28 (17.50%)
25 (9.51%)
General information
Age (year)
160
32 ± 4
262
32 ± 4
21481.5
0.667
Gestational age (day)
158
272 ± 14
260
274 ± 10
18846.5
0.157
BMI (kg/m2)
158
26.45 ± 2.93
259
26.59 ± 3.08
19040.5
0.234
Maternal education >12 y
116
116 (72.96%)
193
193 (74.23%)
0.819
Husband education >12 y
118
118 (74.21%)
207
207 (79.62%)
0.228
Housewives
159
13 (8.18%)
259
21 (8.11%)
1
Family income (¥/mo)
146
249
0.696
0.706
≤10,000
21 (14.38%)
29 (11.65%)
10,001–20,000
53 (36.30%)
90 (36.14%)
>20,000
72 (49.32%)
130 (52.21%)
History of pregnancy and childbirth
Gravidity
2.264
0.322$
2
70
70 (44.59%)
98
98 (37.69%)
3
62
62 (39.49%)
121
121 (46.54%)
>3
25
25 (15.92%)
41
41 (15.77%)
History of depression and trauma
158
0 (0.00%)
262
4 (1.53%)
0.302
Impact of childbirth on work or re-employment
158
10 (6.33%)
260
14 (5.38%)
0.672
Maternity leave time
157
258
0.031
No
1 (0.64%)
6 (2.33%)
Legal time
93 (59.24%)
178 (68.99%)
Full-time
63 (40.13%)
74 (28.68%)
Anxiety and depression during pregnancy
158
66 (41.77%)
262
87 (33.21%)
0.094
Cigarettes, alcohol, long-term medication
158
2 (1.27%)
261
1 (0.38%)
0.56
Whether the husband is satisfied with the baby’s sex
158
144 (91.14%)
260
236 (90.77%)
1
Caring health knowledge during pregnancy
① Routine obstetric examination
158
151 (95.57%)
261
251 (96.17%)
0.801
② Attendance at childbirth classes during pregnancy
158
53 (33.54%)
261
121 (46.36%)
0.011
③ Learn about parenting through cell phones or books
158
132 (83.54%)
261
224 (85.82%)
0.573
Unplanned pregnancy
158
62 (39.24%)
262
90 (34.35%)
0.346
Whether the maternal is the only child in one’s family
158
17 (10.76%)
260
36 (13.85%)
0.449
Changes in marital relationship during pregnancy
157
2 (1.27%)
260
1 (0.38%)
0.559
SAS
156
32.88 ± 6.20
261
31.14 ± 5.89
23757
0.004
SSRS
156
45.74 ± 7.27
261
46.27 ± 5.82
19937.5
0.723
MMSE
156
28.15 ± 1.13
261
28.10 ± 1.06
21158.5
0.483
Prepartum Laboratory test
HGB (g/L:115–150)
159
119.28 ± 15.05
259
116.68 ± 11.17
22643
0.087
PLT (125–350)
159
209.47 ± 55.51
260
210.03 ± 53.70
20399.5
0.822
BMI: body mass index; SAS: Self-Rating Anxiety Scale; SSRS: Social Support Rating Scale; MMSE: mini-mental state examination; HGB: hemoglobin; PLT: platelet; ¥: Chinese Yuan; SDP: standard deviation. $Pearson’s chi-squared test; total income of husband and wife. Comparisons were made using Student’s t-test or Wilcoxon rank sum test for nonnormally distributed variables. Comparisons were made using Pearson’s chi-squared test and Fisher’s exact test for proportions.
