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Table 1 Demographic data for mothers of babies diagnosed with gastroschisis and born at Westmead Hospital (n = 56), compared with data for New South Wales, 2011–2015

From: Complexity of gastroschisis predicts outcome: epidemiology and experience in an Australian tertiary centre

Characteristic

Westmead Hospital, 2011–2015, (n)%

All NSW, 2011–2015,* mean % (range)

Maternal age, years

  ≤ 20

13(23.2%)

2.9% (2.5–3.2%)

 20–24

22(39.3%)

12.6% (12.0–13.1%)

 25–29

13 (23.2%)

27.2% (26.8–27.7%)

  ≥ 30

8 (14.3%)

57.3% (56–58.7%)

Aboriginal

7 (12.5%)

3.6% (3.1–4.0%)

Body mass index3

 

N/A

  < 18.5

2 (3.6%)

 

 18.5 to < 25

36 (64.3%)

 

 25 to < 30

14 (25%)

 

  ≥ 30

4 (7.1%)

 

Smoking

 Yes

15 (26.8%)

9.9% (8.9–11.1%)

 No

41 (73.2%)

90.1% (88.9–91.1%)

Medical history

 

N/A

 Asthma

19 (33.9%)

 

 Anxiety disorder

11 (19.6%)

 

 Eczema

10 (17.9%)

 

 Genital herpes

3 (5.4%)

 

 Chlamydia

2 (3.6%)

 

 Recurrent UTIa

10 (17.9%)

 

Parity

 First birth

37 (66.1%)

43.9% (43.4–44.2%)

  ≥ Second birth

19 (33.9%)

56.1% (55.8–56.6%)

Consanguineous

 

N/A

 No

55 (98.2%)

 

 Yes

1 (1.8%)

 

Country of birth

 Australia

41 (73.2%)

64.8% (63.3–66.4%)

 Non-Australian

15 (26.8%)

35.2% (33.6–36.7%)

  1. aUrinary Tract Infections
  2. N/A not available, NSW New South Wales, *Source: Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence; NSW Mothers and Babies 2015. Sydney, NSW Ministry of Health, 2016
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