Table 1 Descriptive Characteristics of the Study Participants
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (n = 10) | Moderate Preeclampsia (n = 3) | Severe Preeclampsia (n = 5) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Maternal characteristics | |||
Age (years), mean (SD) | 33 (59) | 30 (5) | 35 (4) |
Norwegian or other Nordic ethnicity, n (%) | 10 (100) | 3 (100) | 5 (100) |
Educational level, n (%) | |||
Lower than high school | 1 (10) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
High school | 2 (20) | 0 (0) | 1 (20) |
College or university | 7 (70) | 3 (100) | 3 (80) |
Marital status, n (%) | |||
Married | 4 (40) | 0 (0) | 1 (20) |
Cohabiting | 6 (60) | 3 (100) | 3 (60) |
Single | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (20) |
Occupational status, n (%) | |||
Employed | 4 (40) | 1 (33) | 5 (100) |
Employed, maternity leave | 4 (40) | 2 (67) | 0 (0) |
Unemployed | 2 (20) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Place of residence, n (%) | |||
Urban | 4 (40) | 1 (33) | 1 (20) |
Rural | 6 (60) | 2 (67) | 4 (80) |
Pre-pregnancy BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 29 (5) | 24(2) | 26 (3) |
Smoking, n (%) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Index pregnancy characteristics | |||
Nulliparous, (%) | 5 (50) | 2 (67) | 4 (80) |
Gestation length (weeks), mean (SD) | 38 (3) | 38 (2) | 34 (3) |
Breastfeeding history, n (%) | |||
Full | 5 (50) | 3 (100) | 3 (60) |
Partial | 4 (40) | 0 (0) | 1 (20) |
No | 1 (10) | 0 (0) | 1 (20) |
Delivery mode, n (%) | |||
Vaginal | 6 (60) | 2 (67) | 0 (0) |
Elective C-section | 2 (20) | 1 (33) | 0 (0) |
Acute C-section | 2 (20) | 0 (0) | 5 (100) |