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Table 1 Characteristics of two samples of third trimester pregnant women (N = 861)

From: Development of the Labor Pain Relief Attitude Questionnaire for pregnant women (LPRAQ-p)

 

Sample I (N = 429)

Sample II (N = 432)

Demographics

N

%

Mean (SD)

Range

N

%

Mean (SD)

Range

Age

  

30.2 (3.5)

20–40

  

30.2 (3.7)

19–43

High level of education

273

65.6

  

272

65.1

  

Paid job

377

90.2

  

393

93.3

  

Living with partner

413

98.6

  

418

99.1

  

Pregnancy related

 Multiparity

199

46.9

  

205

48.5

  

 Unplanned pregnancy

23

5.5

  

27

6.4

  

 Problems with previous delivery

71

17.0

  

81

19.2

  

Lifestyle features

 Smoking at 32 weeks

15

3.5

  

15

3.5

  

 Alcohol intake at 32 weeks

14

3.3

  

13

3.0

  

Psychological features

 Depression earlier in life

67

16.1

  

59

14.0

  

 EDS at 32 weeks

  

5.0 (4.1)

0–20

  

5.0 (4.2)

0–22

 TPDS-NA at 32 weeks

  

6.7 (4.6)

0–26

  

6.6 (4.6)

0–30

 TPDS-NA worries about delivery at

32 weeks

  

2.8 (2.7)

0–14

  

2.5 (2.4)

0–13

  1. Note: SD standard deviation; High level of education, Bachelor’s or Master’s degree; EDS Edinburgh Depression Scale; TPDS-NA Negative Affect subscale of the Tilburg Pregnancy Distress Scale