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Midwife-led care
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Obstetrician-led care
|
|---|
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Variable
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Preferred home birth n = 226 (%)
|
Preferred hospital birth n = 168 (%)
|
n = 182 (%)
|
|---|
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Age (years)**mean (SD)
|
28.8 (3.9)
|
29.1 (3.8)
|
30.9 (4.8)
|
|
Body Mass Index
| | | |
|
<18.50
|
10 (4.5)
|
5 (3.1)
|
7 (3.9)
|
|
18.50-24.99
|
139 (63.2)
|
115 (71.4)
|
121 (68.0)
|
|
≥25.00-29.99
|
55 (25.0)
|
33 (20.5)
|
40 (22.5)
|
|
≥30.00
|
16 (7.3)
|
8 (5.0)
|
10 (5.6)
|
|
Ethnic background*
| | | |
|
Dutch
|
225 (99.6)
|
160 (95.2)
|
174 (95.6)
|
|
Non-Dutch
|
1 (0.4)
|
8 (4.8)
|
8 (4.4)
|
|
Highest completed level of education
| | | |
|
Low
|
19 (8.4)
|
18 (10.7)
|
19 (10.4)
|
|
Middle
|
86 (38.1)
|
56 (33.3)
|
71 (39.0)
|
|
High
|
121 (53.5)
|
94 (56.0)
|
92 (50.5)
|
|
Distance to hospital (in minutes)
| | | |
|
0–15 minutes
|
170 (75.6)
|
135 (80.8)
|
135 (74.6)
|
|
>15 minutes
|
55 (24.4)
|
32 (19.2)
|
46 (25.4)
|
|
Method of conception**
|
n = 163
|
n = 121
|
n = 182
|
|
Spontaneous
|
154 (94.5)
|
110 (90.9)
|
132 (72.5)
|
|
Assisted Reproduction
|
9 (5.5)
|
11 (9.1)
|
50 (27.5)
|
|
First pregnancy**
| | | |
|
Yes
|
181 (80.1)
|
142 (84.5)
|
112 (61.9)
|
|
No#
|
45 (19.9)
|
26 (15.5)
|
69 (38.1)
|
|
Gestation at birth (days)**mean (SD)
|
278 (15)
|
278 (13)
|
274 (15)
|
- **Significant at 1% level; *Significant at 5% level.
- #previous miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy or induced abortion.
