Table 2 Characteristics of study population according to place of birth preference
Did you plan to give birth at home prior to the pandemic? | Yes (homebirth) | No (hospital) | I still have not decided | Yes, but conditions related to my pregnancy has led to professional advice against home birth | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total (n) | 659 | 14677 | 586 | 173 | |
Age (median (IQR)) | 31.0 (29.0;34.0) | 30.0(28.0;34.0) | 30.5 (28.0;34.0) | 32.0(29.0;34.0) | <0.001* |
Parity | |||||
Nulliparous | 170(25.8) | 7312(49.9) | 279(47.6) | 37(21.5) | <0.001* |
Current smoker | 8(1.2) | 437(3.0) | 14(2.4) | <5 | 0.243** |
Pre-pregnancy body mass index, median (IQR) | 22.8(20.7;25.9) | 23.5(21.2;27.0) | 23.2(21.1;26.1) | 23.7(21.5;27.2) | <0.001* |
Education | 0.005** | ||||
Short cycle higher education | 35(5.3) | 1103(7.5) | 38(6.5) | 11(6.4) | |
Medium cycle education | 261(39.6) | 5118(34.9) | 208(35.5) | 67(38.7) | |
Long education | 234(35.5) | 4676(31.9) | 192(32.8) | 59(34.1) | |
Other | 129(19.6) | 3780(25.8) | 148(25.3) | 36(20.8) | |
Job situation | <0.001** | ||||
Employement | 580(88.0) | 13381(91.2) | 513(87.5) | 142(82.1) | |
Unemployement | 35(5.3) | 726(4.9) | 38(6.5) | 14(8.1) | |
Long-term absence of leave, not pregnancy-related | 7(1.1) | 174(1.2) | <5 | <5 | |
Other status | 37(5.6) | 396(2.7) | 32(5.5) | 13(7.5) | |
Chronic diseases | 77(11.7) | 2502(17.0) | 76(13.0) | 49(28.3) | <0.001** |
History of mental illness | 97(14.7) | 1896(12.9) | 88(15.0) | 32(18.6) | 0.041** |
Footnotes | |||||
N missing: homebirth | Age 0, Parity 0, Current smoker 0, BMI n<5, Education 0, Job situation 0, Chronic disease 0, Mental illeness 0 | ||||
N missing: hospital | Age 0, Parity 11, Current smoker 0, BMI 68, Education 0, Job situation 0, Chronic disease 0, Mental illeness 0 | ||||
N missing: undecided | Age 0, Parity 0, Current smoker 0, BMI 0, Education 0, Job situation 0, Chronic disease 0, Mental illeness 0 | ||||
N missing: yes, but there... | Age 0, Parity n<5, Current smoker 0, BMI 1, Education 0, Job situation 0, Chronic disease 0, Mental illness 0 | ||||