Table 1 Characteristics of sample
Sample (N = 21) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | Range = 26–45 | Mean = 34.4 | ||
Marital Status | Married = 15 | Partner = 5 | No response = 1 | |
Ethnicity | White British = 16 | British Asian = 1 | Mixed race British = 2 | White American = 1 African =1, Asian =1 |
Employment | Yes = 19 | No = 2 | ||
Contracted employment hours | Full time = 11 | Part-time = 8 | Unemployed = 2 | |
No. of children | Range = 1–4 | Mean = 1.9 | ||
First CS | Yes = 12 | No = 9 | ||
No. of CSs in the past | None = 12 | 1–3 = 9 | ||
Type of CS | Elective = 12 | Emergency = 9 | ||
Experience of infection after last CS | Yes = 4 | No = 17 | ||