Table 1 Characteristics of 28 participants
From: Reproductive decision making in women with medical comorbidities: a qualitative study
Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
Age (years) | |
16–20 | 2 (7) |
21–30 | 11 (39) |
31–40 | 14(50) |
41–45 | 1 (4) |
Race | |
Black or African American | 18 (64) |
White | 8 (29) |
None of the above | 2 (7) |
Ethnicity | |
Hispanic or Latina | 0 (0) |
Highest educational level | |
Less than high school | 2 (7) |
High School | 8 (29) |
Some college | 10 (36) |
College Degree | 3 (11) |
Graduate/Professional Degree | 4 (14) |
No response | 1 (4) |
Employment status | |
Employed part-time | 4 (14) |
Employed full-time | 11 (39) |
Caregiver or homemaker | 3 (11) |
Self-employed | 1 (4) |
Unemployed | 6 (21) |
Disabled | 2 (7) |
No response | 1 (4) |
Total yearly income before taxes | |
$0 – 23,000 | 17 (61) |
$23,001 – 45,000 | 6 (21) |
$45,001 – 75,000 | 2 (7) |
$75,001 – 112,000 | 1 (4) |
Greater than $112,000 | 2 (7) |
Religious preference | |
Christian | 20 (71) |
Catholic | 1 (4) |
Spiritual | 2 (7) |
None | 2 (7) |
None of the above | 3 (11) |
Marital status | |
Married | 11 (39) |
Widowed | 1 (4) |
Divorced | 0 (0) |
Separated | 3 (11) |
Never been married | 13 (46) |
Prior pregnancies | |
Nulliparous | 13 (46) |
Multiparous | 12 (43) |
Grand Multiparity | 3 (11) |
Prior poor obstetric outcomes | |
Yes | 9 (32) |
No | 19 (68) |
Considered high-risk in prior pregnancies? | |
I have never been pregnant before | 7 (25) |
Yes | 16 (57) |
No | 5 (18) |
Maternal medical conditions prior to pregnancy | |
Substance Use Disorder | 4 (14) |
Mental health diagnosis | 10 (36) |
Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes | 9 (32) |
Chronic Hypertension | 13 (46) |
Autoimmune diagnosis | 4 (14) |
Maternal Cardiac Disease | 3 (11) |
Asthma | 10 (36) |
HIV | 1 (4) |
Osteogenesis Imperfecta | 1 (4) |
Saw a non-OB/GYN physician for a medical condition in 6 months before pregnancy? (participant-reported) | |
Yes | 21 (75) |
No | 7 (25) |
Pregnancy desire | |
I had not thought about my desire to get pregnant | 5 (18) |
I did not want to get pregnant | 4 (14) |
I wanted to get pregnant | 8 (29) |
I wanted to get pregnant, but wished it was sooner | 3 (11) |
I wanted to get pregnant, but wished it was later | 6 (21) |
I felt unsure about getting pregnant | 1 (4) |
I did not want to get pregnant, but my partner wanted me to get pregnant | 0 (0) |
No response | 1 (4) |
Pregnancy planning | |
I had not thought about planning for pregnancy | 4 (14) |
I did not plan this pregnancy | 12 (43) |
I planned this pregnancy | 6 (21) |
I was planning this pregnancy sooner | 1 (4) |
I was planning this pregnancy later | 3 (11) |
I did not plan this pregnancy, my partner planned this pregnancy | 1 (4) |
I’m not sure | 1 (4) |