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. 2024 Dec 18;21:189. doi: 10.1186/s12978-024-01921-y

Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants (n = 208)

Characteristic Mean (SD*) Characteristic Number (Percent)
Age (Year) 28.4 (6.4) Prenatal care
Spouse age 33.3 (5.8)  Yes 206 (99.0)
Neonate weight (gr) 3227.9 (485.2)  No 2 (1.0)
Neonate height (cm) 50.3 (2.5) Place of most prenatal care
Neonate head circumference (cm) 34.1 (1.6)  Health center 117 (56.3)
Birth attendant age (y) 31.7 (7.6)  Medical center 37 (17.8)
Number (Percent)  Private office 52 (25.0)
Education Having control over delivery
 Under diploma 147 (70.7)  Yes 158 (76.0)
 Diploma 50 (24.0)  No 49 (23.6)
 University 11 (5.3) Type of recent delivery
Spouse education  NVD a without incision 53 (25.5)
 Under diploma 125 (59.9)  NVD with incision 112 (53.8)
 Diploma 65 (31.3)  NVD with rupture 43 (20.7)
 University 18 (8.7) Birth attendant
Job  Midwife 96 (46.2)
 Housewife 201 (96.6)  Resident 112 (53.8)
 Working 7 (3.4) Neonate Gender
Spouse job  Female 112 (53.8)
 Employee 71 (34.1)  Male 96 (46.2)
 Freelance 137 (65.9) Apgar 1st min
Living place  < 6 6 (2.8)
 City 128 (61.5)  6–8 12 (5.8)
 Village 80 (38.5)  9 ≤ 190 (91.3)
Income sufficiency Apgar 5th min
 Quite enough 31 (14.9)  3–4 3 (1.5)
 Relatively enough 158 (76.0)  7–8 7 (3.3)
 Not enough 19 (9.1)  9–10 198 (95.2)
History of Violence Breastfeeding time
 Yes 22 (10.6)  The 1st hour 163 (78.4)
 No 186 (89.4)  The 2nd hour 13 (6.3)
Support  After the 2nd hour 32 (15.4)
 Husband 120 (57.7) NICU Admission
 Father/Mother 72 (34.6)  Yes 32 (15.4)
 Other 16 (7.7)  No 176 (84.6)
Gestational age Birth shift
 < 37 w 13 (6.3)  Morning 57 (27.4)
 37–38 w 63 (30.3)  Noon 76 (36.5)
 39 w≤ 132 (63.5)  Night 75 (36.1)
Abortion Desire for future pregnancy
 Yes 36 (17.3)  Yes 77 (37.0)
 No 172 (82.7)  No 131 (63.0)
Planned pregnancy Desire for future NVD delivery
 Yes 120 (57.7)  Yes 119 (57.2)
 No 88 (42.3)  No 89 (42.8)
Wanted pregnancy Birth attendant marital status
 Yes 141 (67.8)  Single 85 (40.9)
 No 67 (32.2)  Married 123 (59.1)
Prenatal classes Birth attendant history of birth
 Yes 43 (20.7)  Yes 35 (16.8)
 No 165 (79.3)  No 173 (83.2)

a Natural vaginal delivery

* Standard deviation