Table 1 Sample compositions in Midwifery (MGP) and Standard (SC) care groups
From: Disaster in pregnancy: midwifery continuity positively impacts infant neurodevelopment, QF2011 study
Variable | MGP (N = 43) | SC (N = 72) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | p value | |
Objective flood stress | 19.81 (15.34) | 21.51(17.72) | 0.60 |
Subjective flood stress | 0.06 (1.04) | 0.02 (1.06) | 0.86 |
Maternal age at infant birth | 30.61 (4.37) | 32.46 (4.63) | 0.04 |
Socioeconomic status | 1046.47 (51.02) | 1054.83 (61.10) | 0.45 |
Years education | 14.77 (1.76) | 14.62 (1.69) | 0.69 |
Maternal EPDS score | 5.87 (4.01) | 5.64 (4.18) | 0.77 |
Birth gestational age (wks) | 39.65 (1.15) | 39.18 (1.17) | 0.04 |
Birth weight (kgs) | 3.67 (0.46) | 3.48 (0.44) | 0.02 |
Infant age at assessment (mths) | 6.29 (0.05) | 6.26 (0.04) | 0.56 |
N | % | % | |
Appraisal of flood: | 0.02 | ||
Negative | 23.3 | 45.1 | |
Neutral+Positive | 76.7 | 54.9 | |
Infant sex: | 0.75 | ||
Boys | 48.8 | 45.8 | |
Girls | 51.2 | 54.2 | |
Race: | 0.91 | ||
Caucasian Australian | 97.7 | 98.5 | |
Other | 2.3 | 1.5 | |
Marital status: | 0.66 | ||
Married/DeFacto | 92.3 | 92.3 | |
Single/Divorced | 7.7 | 7.7 | |
Parity | 0.026 | ||
0 | 65.1 | 43.3 | |
1–2 | 32.6 | 50.7 | |
3+ | 2.3 | 6 |