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Table 4 Multivariate logistic regression for vaginal birth preference at the end of pregnancy according to parity

From: Women’s preference for a vaginal birth in Brazilian private hospitals: effects of a quality improvement project

Maternal characteristics

Primiparous (N = 2,611)

Multiparous (N = 1,842)

%

ORa

95% CI

P value

%

ORa

95% CI

P value

Model of care

 PPA

73.8

2.54

1.99–3.24

 < 0.001

26.2

1.44

0.97–2.12

0.069

 Standard of care

26.2

1

 

73.8

1

 

Economic class

 A

24.9

2.29

1.59–3.30

 < 0.001

32.1

1.06

0.64–1.76

0.926

 B

58.1

1.36

1.01–1.83

49.8

1.09

0.70–1.70

 C/D/E

17.0

1

 

18.1

1

 

Preference of type of birth in early pregnancya

 Vaginal

71.1

18.67

14.22–24.50

 < 0.001

50.5

53.11

37.31–75.60

 < 0.001

 Cesarean section

28.9

1

 

49.5

1

 

Type of pregnancy

 Single

98.4

5.25

2.13–12.92

 < 0.001

98.3

2.30

0.22–23.57

0.484

 Multiple

1.6

1

 

1.7

1

 

Fetal presentation

 Cephalic

92.5

1.09

0.67–1.78

0.727

93.9

0.77

0.43–1.37

0.374

 Breech/others

7.5

1

 

6.1

1

 

Gestational duration

 Term

88.5

0.61

0.43–0.88

0.008

90.3

1.34

0.74–2.41

0.331

 Preterm

11.5

1

 

9.7

1

 

Complications during pregnancy

 No

76.3

1.65

1.27–2.15

 < 0.001

74.0

1.27

0.88–1.82

0.203

 Yes

23.7

1

 

26.0

1

 

Previous Cesarean section

 No

    

28.3

2.62

1.79–3.85

 < 0.001

 Yes

NA

NA

NA

NA

71.7

1

 
  1. NA Not applicable
  2. aWomen without preference of type of birth at early pregnancy were not included in this analysis