Predictors of low birth satisfaction among Iranian postpartum women: A cross‐sectional study
Forough Mortazavi, Maryam Mehrabadi
Abstract
AIM: To investigate predictors of low birth satisfaction in a sample of Iranian postpartum women. DESIGN: This was a cross-sectional study. METHODS: This study was conducted on 767 postpartum women using a convenience sampling method between June and September 2019. We collected data on socio-demographic variables, maternal well-being, fear of childbirth and birth satisfaction. We used multiple linear regression analyses to determine predictors of low birth satisfaction. RESULTS: The women who gave birth by elective caesarean, emergency caesarean and vaginal birth were 13.2%, 19.06% and 67.8%, respectively. Predictors of low birth satisfaction were primiparity [Beta = -0.131, CI (-2.745, -1.021)], low level of well-being [-0.119, (-2.514, -0.844)], low [-0.193 (-5.052, -2.568)] and moderate [-0.143 (-2.999, -1.199)] satisfaction with pregnancy, moderate satisfaction with spouse's emotional/financial support [-0.150 (-3.718, -1.595)], emergency caesarean [-0.086 (-2.713, -0.360)], severe fear of childbirth [-0.315 (-5.701, -3.911)] and long interval between admission to hospital and giving birth [-0.188 (-0.233, -0.119)].