Table 1 Biomedical and sociodemographic characteristics of the participants
Variable | Non-epidemic period: October 1st - November 10th (n = 61) | Early COVID-19 epidemic period: February 20th - March 30th, 2020 (n = 78) | t test | p value | Cohen’s d | Observed power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Woman age, years (mean ± SD) | 31.04 ± 3.70 | 31.74 ± 5.06 | −.86 | .391 | .16 | .15 |
Baby gestational age during delivery, wk. (mean ± SD) | 38.56 ± 3.55 | 38.88 ± 1.88 | −.58 | .563 | .11 | .09 |
Baby birth weight, g (mean ± SD) | 3114.72 ± 1004.09 | 3233.03 ± 892.69 | −.64 | .524 | .12 | .11 |
Baby Apgar score – initial rating, n (mean ± SD) | 9.31 ± 1.76 | 9.50 ± 1.49 | −.59 | .558 | .12 | .11 |
Baby Apgar score – final rating, n (mean ± SD) | 9.61 ± .95 | 9.78 ± .92 | −.92 | .358 | .18 | .18 |
χ2 | p value | Cramér’s V | Observed power | |||
Socioeconomic status (mean ± SD) a | 4.04 ± .63 | 3.73 ± .78 | 6.78 | .079 | .24 | .57 |
Level of education (mean ± SD) b | 3.85 ± .36 | 3.80 ± .44 | .85 | .655 | .09 | .13 |
Occurence (%) | ||||||
Unthreatened pregnancy | 45 (73.77%) | 64 (82.05%) | ||||
Vaginal delivery | 36 (59.02%) | 42 (53.84%) | ||||
Baby born in a ‘good’ condition | 55 (90.16%) | 73 (93.59%) | ||||
Complications after the delivery (relating to a mother) | 6 (9.83%) | 13 (16.70%) | ||||
Complications after the delivery (relating to a baby) | 11 (18.03%) | 12 (15.38%) | ||||