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Table 1 Maternal characteristics (N = 28, involving 35 deliveries)

From: Women’s motivations for choosing a high risk birth setting against medical advice in the Netherlands: a qualitative analysis

Maternal characteristics

N

Indication for secondary care

 VBAC (1 also diabetes type I)

21

 Breech (1 also post term)

8

 Twins (1 also preterm)

5

 Previous postpartum hemorrhage (>1000 ml) or

3

 manual placenta removal

2

 Prelabor rupture of membranes > 24 h

1

 High body mass index (> 35)

1

 Treatment with low molecular weight heparin

1

Unassisted childbirth (UC)

7

Age at delivery (years)

 20-25

2

  > 25-30

18

  > 30-35

8

  > 35-40

7

Parity during relevant delivery

 1

8

 2

13

 3

8

 4

4

 5

1

 6

1

Employed

 Yes

19

 No

9

Highest education

High School

4

 Vocational training

4

 College

6

 University

14

Marital status at time of relevant delivery

 Married

20

 Living together

8

Perinatal death

2

 Breech

1

 VBAC

1