TABLE 1.
Characteristics of Survey Respondents Who Participated in the Godmother Project, São Paulo, Brazil
| Characteristic |
No. (%) (N=232) |
|---|---|
| Age, years | |
| <25 | 13 (5.6) |
| 25–34 | 93 (40.1) |
| 35 or more | 126 (54.3) |
| Race (self-reported) | |
| White | 143 (61.7) |
| Mixeda | 65 (28.0) |
| Asian | 13 (5.6) |
| Black | 11 (4.7) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 185 (79.8) |
| Cohabitating | 35 (15.1) |
| Other | 12 (5.1) |
| Education | |
| <12 years | 4 (1.7) |
| 12 years | 21 (9.1) |
| >12 years | 207 (89.2) |
| Current employment | |
| Employed | 160 (69.0) |
| Unemployed | 33 (14.2) |
| On maternity leave | 39 (16.8) |
| Current reproductive status | |
| Pregnant | 168 (72.4) |
| Postpartum | 64 (27.6) |
| Gestational age, weeks (n=168) | |
| <12 | 3 (1.8) |
| 12–28 | 47 (28.0) |
| >28 | 118 (70.2) |
| Postpartum period, months (n=64) | |
| 1 | 38 (59.4) |
| 2–3 | 26 (40.6) |
| Parity | |
| 0 | 82 (35.3) |
| 1 or more | 150 (64.7) |
| Previous cesarean delivery (n=150) | |
| 0 | 66 (44.0) |
| 1 | 71 (47.3) |
| 2 or more | 13 (8.7) |
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Black and White.