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Table 1 Maternal characteristics according to study groups

From: Use of pregnancy personalised follow-up in case of maternal social vulnerability to reduce prematurity and neonatal morbidity

 

PPFU Participation

 

Yes (N = 686)

No (N = 3272)

p

Maternal characteristics

 Maternal age (years, mean (SD))

29.01 (6.84)

30.59 (5.72)

 < 0.001

 Maternal age ≥ 35 years n (%)

144 (21.0)

778 (23.8)

0.129

 Parity (mean (SD))

1.36 (1.52)

1.37 (1.41)

0.909

 Pre-pregnancy body mass index (kg/m2, mean (SD))

25.77 (5.15)

26.37 (5.57)

0.010

 Maternal obesity (BMI > 30 kg/m2) n (%)

120 (17.5)

681 (20.8)

0.055

Gestational weight gain n (%)

  

0.106

 Insufficient

327 (47.7)

1427 (43.6)

 

 Adequate

246 (35.9)

1221 (37.3)

 

 Excessive

113 (16.5)

624 (19.1)

 

Maternal origin n (%)

  

 < 0.001

 Sub-Saharan Africa

351 (51.2)

1259 (38.5)

 

 Asia

67 (9.8)

389 (11.9)

 

 Caucasian

268 (39.1)

1624 (49.6)

 

High medical risk level before pregnancya n (%)

150 (21.9)

383 (11.7)

 < 0.001

High obstetrical risk level before pregnancyb n (%)

166 (24.2)

909 (27.8)

0.061

Social deprivation indexc n (%)

  

 < 0.001

 0

94 (13.7)

223 (6.8)

 

 1

102 (14.9)

1394 (42.6)

 

 2

181 (26.4)

1025 (31.3)

 

 ≥ 3

309 (45.0)

630 (19.3)

 

Type of vulnerability

 Social isolation n (%)

329 (48.0)

950 (29.0)

 < 0.001

 Poor or insecure housing condition n (%)

259 (37.8)

869 (26.6)

 < 0.001

 Not work-related household income n (%)

481 (70.1)

2040 (62.3)

 < 0.001

 No permanent health care insurance n (%)

432 (63.0)

1605 (49.1)

 < 0.001

 Recent immigrationd n (%)

191 (27.8)

162 (5.0)

 < 0.001

 Linguistic barrier n (%)

69 (10.1)

423 (12.9)

0.045

 Interpersonal violence during pregnancy n (%)

373 (54.4)

173 (5.3)

 < 0.001

 Handicap/minor n (%)

213 (31.0)

0 (0.0)

 < 0.001

 Addiction before pregnancy n (%)

183 (26.7)

557 (17.0)

 < 0.001

 Addiction during pregnancy n (%)

156 (22.7)

423 (12.9)

 < 0.001

 Unwanted pregnancy n (%)

26 (3.8)

18 (0.6)

 < 0.001

Prenatal care utilization

 Inadequate PCUe n (%)

181 (26.4)

486 (14.9)

 < 0.001

 Term of first consultation (mean (SD))

23.99 (7.03)

24.50 (6.67)

0.073

 Social worker intervention n (%)

390 (57.3)

525 (16.3)

 < 0.001

 Addiction therapy n (%)

38 (5.5)

51 (1.6)

 < 0.001

 Psychologic follow-upf n (%)

393 (57.3)

365 (11.2)

 < 0.001

 Psychiatrist follow-upg n (%)

98 (14.3)

33 (1.0)

 < 0.001

 Number of pregnancy consultation (mean (SD))

6.52 (5.65)

5.30 (4.05)

 < 0.001

 Number of hospitalization (mean (SD))

1.66 (1.46)

1.52 (1.18)

0.006

 Number of Emergency consultation (mean (SD))

1.69 (1.88)

1.59 (1.79)

0.200

  1. adefined as the presence of one or more of: history of cardiac disease, hypertension, diabetes, venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, Graves’ disease, asthma, homozygous sickle cell anemia, thrombocytopenia, coagulation disorder, a rare or systemic disease, nephropathy, HIV infection, psychiatric disease
  2. bdefined by a history of one or more of the following: pre-eclampsia, fetal growth restriction, preterm delivery, fetal or neonatal death
  3. csimple sum of 4 deprivation dimensions: social isolation, poor or insecure housing condition, not work-related household income, and no permanent heath care insurance
  4. epregnancy follow-up began after 12 weeks of gestation, or if it included less than 50% of the number of prenatal visits expected according to duration of pregnancy, or if the first-trimester ultrasound examination or both the second- and third- trimester examinations were missing
  5. fPsychologic follow-up was performed in case of pregnancy related anxiety, depressive symptoms, or patient request for a psychologist follow-up
  6. gPsychiatrist follow-up was performed in case of major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder or Schizophrenia
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