Research Article

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 7

Univariate and multivariate analysis of PPD in TOLAC 42 days after delivery matched by PSM.

VariableUnivariate (n = 214)Multivariate (n = 214)

Independent valueOR (95% CI) valueOR (95% CI)
Epidural analgesia<0.0010.146 (0.053–0.344)0.0030.224 (0.078–0.563)
Hospital name
 MCH1 (reference)
 BA0.1360.465 (0.151–1.179)
 LG0.3910.400 (0.021–2.208)
General information
 Age (year)0.8220.988 (0.892–1.095)
 Gestational age (day)0.5821.009 (0.983–1.048)
 BMI (kg/m2)0.850.988 (0.867–1.115)
 Maternal education >12 y0.630.832 (0.400–1.796)
 Husband education >12 y0.2010.611 (0.290–1.329)
 Housewives0.3431.688 (0.520–4.712)
 Family income (¥/mo)
  ≤100001 (reference)
  10,001–20,0000.3050.593 (0.221–1.664)
  >20,0000.0820.419 (0.159–1.156)
History of depression and trauma0.4732.431 (0.111–26.034)
Impact of childbirth on work or re-employment0.5651.411 (0.382–4.228)
Maternity leave time
 No1 (reference)
 Legal time0.5270.474 (0.057–9.860)
 Full-time0.9290.900 (0.108–18.805)
Anxiety and depression during pregnancy0.0532.027 (0.993–4.185)
Cigarettes, alcohol, long-term medication0.2664.889 (0.190–125.562)
Whether the husband is satisfied with the baby’s sex0.4122.386 (0.443–44.292)
Caring health knowledge during pregnancy
 ① Routine obstetric examination0.7171.482 (0.253–28.152)
 ② Attend maternity classes0.4870.773 (0.366–1.584)
 ③ Learn about parenting through cell phones or books0.1162.409 (0.891–8.431)
Unplanned pregnancy0.0851.885 (0.910–3.879)
Whether the maternal is the only child in one’s family0.9940.996 (0.317–2.623)
Changes in marital relationship during pregnancy0.2664.889 (0.190–125.562)
SAS<0.0011.145 (1.069–1.233)0.031.090 (1.010–1.182)
SSRS0.0070.933 (0.886–0.980)0.1320.957 (0.904–1.014)
MMSE0.7290.944 (0.677–1.309)
Prepartum Laboratory test
 HGB (g/L: 115–150)0.3771.015 (0.982–1.049)
 PLT (125–350)0.7060.999 (0.992–1.005)
Initiating lactation period (hours)0.2791.016 (0.985–1.046)
Delivery outcome
Mode of delivery (Cesarean VS VBAC)0.6530.773 (0.216–2.166)
Episiotomy0.5310.790 (0.368–1.631)
Perineum/Cervical laceration0.0911.862 (0.912–3.889)
Feeding patterns within 48 hours (milk VS breast)0.1952.263 (0.586–7.403)
Feeding amounts within 48 hours (Abnormal VS normal)0.9530.954 (0.143–3.824)
Neonatal weight ≥ 35000.5631.269 (0.545–2.775)
Admission to neonatal ward after birth0.1990.261 (0.014–1.338)
Discomfort within 42 days<0.0017.171 (3.162–16.468)0.0024.348 (1.749–10.861)

PSM: propensity score matching. Data had been matched by using propensity score matching with 1 : 1 nearest neighbor matching. Hosmer and Lemeshow goodness of fit (GOF) test; X-squared (χ2) = 10.081, df = 7, value = 0.188. McFadden’s pseudo-R squared = 0.229. Cox and Snell pseudo-R squared = 0.190. Nagelkerke pseudo-R squared = 0.316.