Maternal Characteristics | Decision Aid (n = 395) n (%) | Pamphlet (n = 201) n (%) |
---|---|---|
Maternal Age [mean years] (range) | 30.9 (21 - 44) | 30.7 (19 - 44) |
Gestational age at recruitment [mean weeks] (range) | 35.8 (28 - 40) | 36.0 (30 - 38) |
Education | Â | Â |
   Primary school | 18 (4.6) | 12 (6.0) |
   High School | 45 (11.4) | 24 (11.9) |
   Technical/other | 100 (25.3) | 59 (29.4) |
   University | 232 (58.7) | 106 (52.7) |
Marital status | Â | Â |
   Living with partner | 377 (95.2) | 185 (92.1) |
   Not living with partner | 18 (4.8) | 16 (7.9) |
Type of obstetric care | Â | Â |
   Public | 347 (87.9) | 176 (87.7) |
   Private | 44 (11.2) | 23 (11.5) |
   n missing (%) | 4 (1.1) | 2 (1.0) |
Smoking status at first antenatal appointment [self-report] | Â | Â |
   Current smoker | 21 (7.4) | 12 (9.3) |
   Ex-smoker | 38 (13.4) | 16 (12.4) |
   Never smoked | 336 (79.0) | 173 (78.2) |
Proportion who had 'definite' plans to use | Â | Â |
   Support person | 300 (87.0) | 152 (81.7) |
   Bath | 147 (38.7) | 76 (39.9) |
   Nitrous Oxide | 72 (18.7) | 36 (18.5) |
Opioid analgesia Epidural analgesia | 10 (2.6) 28 (7.1) | 6 (3.2) 18 (9.0) |
Knowledge mean score (SD) | 53.4 (21) | 54.3 (20) |
[% correct responses] | Â | Â |
n missing (%) | 14 (3.5) | 4 (2) |
Decisional Conflict mean score (SD) | 31.4 (12.8) | 31.2 (13.4) |
[0-100, 0 = very low decisional conflict] | Â | Â |
n missing (%) | 9 (2.8) | 2 (1) |
Anxiety mean score (SD) | 34 (10) | 34 (11) |
[20-80, 20 = low anxiety] | Â | Â |
n missing (%) | 5 (1.2) | 2 (1) |