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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: Effects of continuous midwifery labour support for women with severe fear of childbirth

 

Index group

Reference group

p-value

 

n

%

n

%

 

Maternal age

     

  Mean/SD

31.6/5.7

29.2/3.4

0.214

BMI

     

  Mean/SD

27.7/5.2

24.5/3.5

0.086

Civil status

     

  Married/Cohabiting

10

90.9

26

100.0

0.297

  Single

1

9.1

0

0.0

 

Permanently employed

     

  Yes

8

72.7

22

84.6

0.403

  No

3

27.3

4

15.4

 

Smoking

     

  Yes

0

0.0

0

0.0

-

  No

11

100.0

26

100.0

 

Parity (present pregnancy not included)

     

  0

3

27.3

8

30.8

1.000

  1

8

72.7

18

69.2

 

Miscarriage

     

  Yes

2

18.2

5

19.2

1.000

  No

9

81.8

21

80.8

 

Legal abortion

     

  Yes

3

27.3

2

8.0

0.154

  No

8

72.7

23

92.0

 

Gestation at childbirth

     

  <37 weeks

1

9.1

1

3.8

0.512

  ≥37 weeks

10

90.9

25

96.2

 

Induction of labour

     

  Yes

7

63.6

3

11.5

0.003

  No

4

36.4

23

88.5

 

Oxytocin augmentation in labour

     

  Yes

9

81.8

14

53.8

0.150

  No

2

18.2

12

46.2

 

Apgar score at 5 min

     

  <7

0

0.0

0

0.0

-

  >7

11

100.0

26

100.0