An evaluation of Interprofessional group antenatal care: a prospective comparative study

Table 3 Other perinatal outcomes in study participants receiving group or individual care

	Group	Individual	P (effect of care)	P (effect of ethnicity)	P (effect of parity)	P (effect of age)
Preterm birth	11/207 (5%)	5/96 (5%)	0.79^a
Birthweight (g)	3362 ± 44	3360 ± 65	0.98^b	0.003^c	0.09	0.03^d
EPDS	3.9 ± 0.3	3.8 ± 0.5	0.93^b	0.04^e	0.51	0.03^f
Breastfeeding status
Exclusive breastfeeding	173/206 (84%)	75/96 (78%)	0.37^a
Mixed feedings	26/206 (13%)	18/96 (19%)
Formula	7/206 (3%)	3/96 (3%)

^aChi-squared test
^bGeneral linear model including effects of care, ethnicity, parity and maternal age
^cEast Asians had significantly lighter babies than Caucasians
^dBirth weight declined with increasing maternal age
^eEast Asians had significantly higher EPDS scores than Caucasians
^fEPDS scores declined with increasing maternal age

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