Table 4 Symptoms reported by participants during pregnancy in comparison to advancing week of gestation and in relation to labor onset or timing of labor relative to the Estimated Date of Delivery (EDD).
Reported Symptom | Gestational Age | Interaction: Gestational Age × Spontaneous Labor | Interaction: Gestational Age × Pregnancy > EDD |
|---|---|---|---|
Labor symptoms | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) |
Irregular contractions | 1.68 (1.53–1.85)*** | 1.02 (0.86–1.22) | 1.03 (0.82–1.29) |
Regular contractions | 2.11 (1.67–2.67)*** | 0.87 (0.52–1.45) | 0.71 (0.38–1.36) |
Contractions at rest | 1.72 (1.53–1.92)*** | 1.25 (1.02–1.55)* | 0.98 (0.75–1.29) |
Contractions waking at night | 1.84 (1.55–2.18)*** | 1.27 (0.96–1.71) | 0.88 (0.61–1.25) |
Contractions with movement | 1.56 (1.42–1.72)*** | 1.19 (0.99–1.44) | 0.80 (0.60–1.05) |
Painful contractions | 1.62 (1.40–1.89)*** | 0.93 (0.69–1.23) | 1.15 (0.80–1.63) |
Vaginal discharge | 1.31 (1.23–1.40)*** | 1.16 (1.03–1.32)* | 0.93 (0.78–1.09) |
Low back pain | 1.13 (1.07–1.19)*** | 1.04 (0.94–1.15) | 0.96 (0.85–1.08) |
Menstrual-like cramping | 1.77 (1.61–1.94)*** | 1.02 (0.86–1.21) | 1.12 (0.90–1.40) |
Measures of Fatigue/Pain | β (95% CI) | β (95% CI) | β (95% CI) |
PHQ-15 | 0.10 (0.001–0.20)* | −0.01 (−0.22–0.18) | 0.14 (−0.08–0.38) |
PROMIS®- Fatigue SF | 0.21 (0.11–0.30)*** | 0.14 (−0.04–0.33) | −0.19 (−0.41–0.02) |
EPDS | 0.004 (−0.08–0.08) | −1.87 (−2.73 to −1.00)***a | 0.35 (−0.42–1.12)a |
GAD-7 | 0.12 (0.04–0.20)** | −0.18 (−0.34 to −0.02)* | 0.30 (0.13–0.47)** |
