Table 1 Demographics of participants
From: Hopes expressed in birth plans by women diagnosed with fetal anomalies: a qualitative study in Japan
N = 24 | ||
|---|---|---|
Variable | n (%) / mean [SD] | |
Age (range 24–43) years | 33.8 | [4.98] |
20–24 | 1 | (4.2) |
25–29 | 4 | (16.7) |
30–34 | 7 | (29.2) |
35–39 | 8 | (33.3) |
More than 40 | 4 | (16.7) |
Parity | ||
Primipara | 5 | (20.8) |
Multipara | 19 | (79.2) |
Number of fetuses | ||
Singleton | 24 | (100.0) |
Multiple | 0 | (0.0) |
Marital status | ||
Yes | 24 | (100.0) |
No | 0 | (0.0) |
Fetal diagnoses | ||
Congenital heart disease | 10 | (41.7) |
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia | 3 | (12.5) |
Craniomaxillofacial disorders | 3 | (12.5) |
Neural tube defects | 2 | (8.3) |
Gastrointestinal obstruction | 2 | (8.3) |
Others | 4 | (16.7) |
Gestational age at the time of the first visit to the research facility (weeks, range 20.6–34.7) | 28.7 | [4.02] |
The time of the beginning of support for BP creation (weeks, range 25.4–37.7) | 32.9 | [2.94] |
Gestational age at giving birth (weeks, range 37.0–41.0) | 39.0 | [1.05] |
The time between the first visit to the research facility and giving birth (weeks, range 4.7–19.0) | 10.2 | [4.00] |
The time between the beginning of support for BP creation and giving birth (weeks, range 1.6–12.9) | 6.0 | [2.87] |