Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of women included in study
| Characteristics | Total (n = 450) | Adequate Prenatal care (n = 404) | Inadequate Prenatal care (n = 46) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (y), median, (range) | 29 (18–48) | 29 (18–48) | 27.5 (18–40) | 0.06 |
| Parity, median, (range) | 2 (1–9) | 3 (1–9) | 2 (1–6) | 0.17 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 375 (83.3%) | 340 (84.2%) | 35 (76.1%) | 0.39 |
| Black | 50 (11.1%) | 42 (10.4%) | 8 (17.3%) | |
| Asian | 14 (3.1%) | 13 (3.2%) | 1 (2.2%) | |
| Native American | 3 (0.7%) | 2 (0.5%) | 1 (2.2%) | |
| Other | 8 (1.8%) | 7 (1.7%) | 1 (2.2%) | |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic | 356 (79.1%) | 323 (79.9%) | 33 (71.7%) | 0.39 |
| Non-Hispanic | 93 (20.7%) | 81 (20.1%) | 13 (28.3%) | |
| Insurance | ||||
| Public (AHCCCS) | 115 (25.6%) | 102 (25.3%) | 13 (28.3%) | 0.75 |
| Private | 18 (4.0%) | 17 (4.2%) | 1 (2.2%) | |
| Uninsured/self pay | 317 (70.4%) | 285 (70.5%) | 32 (69.5%) | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 227 (50.4%) | 202 (50.0%) | 25 (54.4%) | 0.89 |
| Married | 189 (42.0%) | 171 (42.3%) | 18 (39.1%) | |
| Living w/ partner | 27 (6.0%) | 25 (6.2%) | 2 (4.3%) | |
| Divorced | 7 (1.6%) | 6 (1.5%) | 1 (2.2%) | |
| Mode of delivery | ||||
| Vaginal, spontaneous | 334 (74.2%) | 298 (73.8%) | 36 (78.4%) | 0.77 |
| Vaginal, operative | 19 (4.2%) | 17 (4.2%) | 2 (4.3%) | |
| Cesarean section | 97 (21.6%) | 89 (22.0%) | 8 (17.3%) |