Table 1 Participant characteristics with comparison to all maternities in 2017
Participants N = 1176a % (n) | All maternitiesb N = 11,287% (n) | |
|---|---|---|
First baby | ||
No | 63.6 (748) | |
Yes | 36.4 (428) | |
Age group | ||
< 30 years | 21.3 (250) | 26.5 (2988) |
30–34 years | 35.0 (412) | 36.3 (4096) |
35–39 years | 34.9 (411) | 30.7 (3469) |
40+ years | 8.8 (103) | 6.5 (734) |
Third level education | ||
No | 17.8 (209) | |
Yes | 82.2 (967) | |
Planned on becoming pregnancy with this baby | ||
No | 19.8 (233) | |
Yes | 80.2 (943) | |
Type of maternity care | ||
Public | 76.1 (895) | 82.2 (9280) |
Private | 23.9 (281) | 17.8 (2007) |
Nationality | ||
Non-Irish | 14.8 (174) | |
Irish | 85.2 (1002) | |
Experienced high blood pressure during pregnancy | ||
No | 91.1 (1071) | |
Yes | 8.9 (105) | |
Experienced gestational diabetes during pregnancy | ||
No | 92.6 (1089) | |
Yes | 7.4 (87) | |
Experienced any emotional or mental health problems during pregnancy | ||
No | 87.7 (1031) | |
Yes | 12.3 (145) | |
Mode of delivery | N = 1086 | |
Vaginal delivery | 47.1 (512) | 51.5 (5818) |
Instrumental vaginal delivery | 15.6 (169) | 16.8 (1894) |
Planned Caesarean section | 23.6 (256) | 18.7 (2109) |
Emergency Caesarean-section | 13.7 (149) | 13.0 (1466) |