Table 1 Participant characteristics
Category | N (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Ethnicity | Australian | 194 (85%) |
Othera | 34 (15%) | |
Sexual orientation | Heterosexual | 224 (98%) |
Bisexual | 3 (1.5%) | |
Homosexual | 0 (0%) | |
Transgender | 0 (0%) | |
Rather not answer | 1 (0.5%) | |
Highest level of education | High School | 54 (24%) |
Technical and Further Education (TAFE)/Trade | 83 (36%) | |
Undergraduate Degree | 58 (25%) | |
Postgraduate Degree | 33 (15%) | |
Marital status | Married | 186 (82%) |
In a relationship | 35 (15%) | |
Divorced | 1 (0.5%) | |
Separated | 4 (1%) | |
Never married/single | 2 (2%) | |
Area of residenceb | Major city | 131 (58%) |
Inner regional | 64 (28%) | |
Outer regional | 28 (12%) | |
Remote/very remote | 4 (2%) | |
Number of losses | One | 138 (61%) |
Two–three | 15 (7%) | |
Four–five | 47 (21%) | |
Six or more | 28 (12%) | |
Loss type reflected on for the survey | Ectopic pregnancy | 5 (2%) |
Termination of pregnancy for foetal anomaly (TOPFA) | 30 (13%) | |
Miscarriage | 69 (30%) | |
Stillbirth | 77 (34%) | |
Neonatal death | 47 (21%) | |
Time since loss | Less than one year | 65 (28%) |
1–2 years | 40 (18%) | |
3–5 years | 59 (26%) | |
6–10 years | 43 (19%) | |
11–15 years | 10 (4%) | |
16–20 years | 11 (5%) |