Table 6 Comparison of AOB participants to MESa participants
From: The All Our Babies pregnancy cohort: design, methods, and participant characteristics
Characteristic | AOB % | Alberta % | Canada % |
|---|---|---|---|
Demographic characteristics | |||
≥35 years | 24.1 | 15.6 | 17.5 |
Postsecondary completed | 76.3 | 69.5 | 72.1 |
>$40K | 92.3 | 77.8 | 72.6 |
Primiparousb | 48.9 | 46.0 | 44.7 |
Pre-pregnancy BMI (mean) | 24.3 | 24.4 | 24.4 |
Pregnancy characteristicsc | |||
Number of prenatal care visits (mean) | 12.8 | 13.0 | 12.9 |
Gestational age at first prenatal care visit (mean) | 9.1 | 7.2 | 7.5 |
Initiated prenatal care in first trimester (<14 weeks) | 93.1 | 94.9 | 94.9 |
First ultrasound <18weeks | 85.6 | 63.4 | 66.8 |
Attended prenatal or childbirth education classes | 41.2 | 33.4 | 32.7 |
Satisfied with timing of pregnancy | 52.6 | 50.9 | 49.5 |
Feeling happyd upon realization of pregnancy | 87.0 | 90.8 | 93.0 |
Intended to breastfeed | 96.2 | 93.8 | 90.0 |
Delivery and postpartum experiences | |||
Preterm birth rate | 7.3 | 6.3 | 6.2 |
Caesarean section delivery | 24.5 | 27.3 | 26.3 |
Short length of maternal stay in hospital | |||
Vaginal (<2 days) | 66.8 | 60.7 | 33.6 |
Caesarean section (<4 days) | 79.9 | 59.1 | 53.0 |
Initiated breastfeeding | 97.8 | 94.6 | 90.3 |
Scoring ≥13 on Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale | 5.1 | 6.5 | 7.5 |
Rated postpartum health as very good or excellent | 53.9 | 73.6 | 72.5 |
Postpartum BMI (mean) | 25.6 | 25.5 | 25.4 |