Table 1 Characteristics of women who were interviewed and those not interviewed

Primiparous

10 (48 %)

13 (52 %)

Gestation at time of RFM

32 weeks

35 weeks

Age (mean)

27 years

30 years

 White British

13

15

 Black British

1

6

 Pakistani

3

2

 Other

4

2

BMI (mean)

24

27^a

Length of time experiencing RFM before contacting a healthcare professional (range)

6 h – 2 weeks

6 h – 1 week ^b