Table 1 Socio-demographic, pregnancy characteristics among participants (n = 288)

Age (Years)

Marital satisfaction

214 (64.1)

Gravid

 18–25

12 (38.9)

Planned pregnancy

195 (67.7)

 One

128 (43.1)

 26–35

144 (50.0)

Husband’s education

 Two

98 (34.0)

 ≥ 36

32 (11.1)

 Elementary and lower

65 (19.5)

 Three

47 (16.3)

Work status

 Intermediate

72 (21.6)

 ≥ 4

19 (6.6)

 House keeper

276 (95.8)

 High school

132 (39.5)

Hospitalized in labour and delivery room (Hour)

 Employed

12 (4.2)

 University

65 (19.5)

 ≤ 5

120 (41.7)

Infertility

8 (2.8)

Husband’s job

 6–10

97 (33.7)

Prenatal class

65 (22.6)

 Unemployed

12 (4.2)

 ≥ 11

71 (24.7)

Education

 Employed

18 (6.3)

Birth attendant

 Elementary and lower

45 (15.6)

 Self-employed

99 (34.4)

 Midwife

71 (24.7)

 Intermediate

66 (22.9)

 Manual worker

159 (55.2)

 Obstetrician (resident or on call)

163 (56.6)

 High school

128 (44.4)

Abortion history

 Student (midwifery or intern)

14 (4.9)

 University

49 (17.0)

 No abortion

224 (77.8)

 Personal physician or midwife

40 (13.9)

Husband’s age (Years)

 One

52 (18.1)

Number of health care provider

 18–25

31 (10.8)

 ≥ 2

12 (4.2)

 One

41 (14.2)

 26–35

172 (59.7)

Marital satisfaction

 Two

149 (51.7)

 ≥ 36

85 (29.5)

 Yes

195 (67.7)

 ≥ 3

98 (34.0)

Giving birth at day (8 a.m. to 8 p.m.)

163 (56.6)

 No

93 (32.3)

Admission to NICU

39 (13.5)

Prolonged labour (dilatation < 1 cm/h)

33 (11.5)

Weight of baby (gram)

Augmentation

163 (56.6)

Use of the pain relief

88 (30.6)

 ≤ 2500

34 (11.8)

Doula presence

8 (2.8)

Gestational age at birth

 2500–4000

243 (84.8)

APGAR at 5 min after birth

 < 37

63 (21.9)

 ≥ 4000

11 (3.8)

 ≤ 8

6 (2.1)

 ≥ 37

225 (78.1)

Baby sex (girl)

142 (49.3)

 9–10

282 (97.9)

Postpartum bleeding

23 (8.0)

Episiotomy

236 (81.9)