Table 1 Participant Characteristics (N = 299)
From: Quality of prenatal care questionnaire: psychometric testing in an Australia population
Characteristic | Mean (SD)a |
|---|---|
 Maternal age (years) (n = 298) | 30.3 (5.7) |
 Gestational age at first antenatal care visit (weeks) (n = 292) | 12.9 (6.2) |
 Gestational age at delivery (weeks) (n = 297) | 39.2 (1.4) |
 Infant birth weight (grams) (n = 296) | 3387.3 (507.3) |
| Â | n (%)a |
Marital status (n = 296) |  |
 Married | 172 (58.1) |
 Living with a partner | 88 (29.7) |
 Single (never married) | 32 (10.8) |
 Divorced | 4 (1.4) |
Household income (n = 261) |  |
 No income | 2 (0.8) |
 Under $20,000 | 31 (11.9) |
 $20,001 to $50,000 | 60 (23.0) |
 $50,001 to $80,000 | 61 (23.4) |
 $80,001 to $100,000 | 55 (21.1) |
 $100,001 and over | 52 (19.9) |
Highest level of education (n = 299) |  |
 Less than high school | 43 (14.3) |
 Completed high school | 60 (20.1) |
 Some community college or TAFE | 14 (4.7) |
 Completed community college or TAFE | 64 (21.4) |
 Some university | 24 (8.0) |
 Completed bachelor’s degree | 56 (18.7) |
 Post graduate degree | 38 (12.7) |
Born in Australia (n = 299) |  |
 Yes | 196 (65.6) |
 No | 103 (34.4) |
Language spoken most often at home (n = 291) |  |
 English | 236 (81.1) |
 Other | 55 (18.9) |
Antenatal care providerb (n = 299) |  |
 Midwife | 201 (67.2) |
 General practitioner | 163 (54.5) |
 Obstetrician | 142 (47.5) |
Site of antenatal care (n = 270) |  |
 GP’s surgery | 85 (31.5) |
 Private obstetrician’s office | 24 (8.9) |
 Outpatient department of a hospital | 142 (52.6) |
 Community-based clinic | 19 (7.0) |
Type of delivery (n = 297) |  |
 Vaginal | 197 (66.3) |
 Planned C-section | 49 (16.5) |
 Unplanned C-section | 51 (17.2) |
Parity (n-291) | Â |
 Primipara | 123 (42.3) |
 Multipara | 168 (57.7) |
Maternal health (n = 299) |  |
 Chronic health problem | 41 (13.7) |
 Complication during pregnancy | 94 (31.4) |
 Medical problem since delivery | 19 (6.4) |