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Table 3 Maternal reproductive history and interaction with midwifery services for the cohort (n = 1111) and comparison group (n = 23,414)

From: Maternal health, pregnancy and birth outcomes for women involved in care proceedings in Wales: a linked data study

Variable

Level

Cohort n (%)

Comparison n (%)

p-value

Gravida

1

261 (25.5)

9237 (43.3)

< 0.001

2

206 (20.1)

5665 (26.5)

 

3

172 (16.8)

3147 (14.7)

 

> = 4

385 (37.6)

3307 (15.5)

 

Parity

1

309 (30.8)

10,747 (51.1)

< 0.001

2

232 (23.1)

6035 (28.7)

 

> = 3

463 (46.1)

4257 (20.2)

 

Gestational age at initial assessment

1st trimester

659 (63.5)

18,506 (84.4)

< 0.001

2nd trimester

311 (30.0)

2757 (12.6)

 

3rd trimester

68 (6.6)

654 (3.0)

 

Gestational age at initial assessment (mean (SD))

 

13.3 (7.5)

10.5 (5.5)

< 0.001

  1. Missing data (n): Gravida (cohort: 87; comparison 2058); Parity (cohort: 107; comparison: 2357); Gestational age at initial assessment (cohort: 73; comparison: 1497)
  2. Chi-squared analyses were used to compare differences between the cohort and matched comparison groups for all variables in this table
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