Table 2.

Maternal clinical characteristics by antepartum home visitation

Variable	Home Visits (n=48)	No Home Visits (n=61)	P Value
	Count (%)	Count (%)
Gestational Age
<37 weeks (preterm delivery)	8 (16.7)	22 (36.1)	0.024†*
≥37 weeks	40 (83.3)	39 (63.9)
Birthweight
<2,500 g (low birthweight)	7 (14.6)	18 (29.5)	0.066†
≥2,500 g	41 (85.4)	43 (70.5)
Prenatal Care
Regular	41 (85.4)	41 (63.9)	0.012†*
None	5 (10.4)	7 (11.5)
Late	2 (4.2)	15 (24.6)
Negative Life Events
≥1	28 (58.3)	22 (36.1)	0.021†*
None	20 (41.7)	39 (63.9)
Pregnancy Risk Factors
≥1	18 (37.5)	24 (39.3)	0.844†
None	30 (62.5)	37 (60.7)
Tobacco Use during Pregnancy
Yes	3 (6.3)	4 (6.6)	0.948††
No	45 (93.8)	57 (93.4)
First Pregnancy
Yes	2 (4.2)	7 (11.5)	0.169††
No	46 (95.8)	54 (88.5)
No. of prior pregnancies [mean (SD)]	2.21 (1.72)	2.20 (1.74)	0.978‡
No. of prior live births [mean (SD)]	1.02 (1.09)	1.56 (1.25)	0.022‡*

SD: Standard deviation;

^*P value <0.05;

^†Chi-squared test;

^††Fischer’s exact test;

^‡t test.

Late prenatal care started in third trimester, and regular prenatal care started prior to third trimester.