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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Midwifery Womens Health. 2011 Mar;56(2):118–126. doi: 10.1111/j.1542-2011.2010.00023.x

Table Two.

Sample Demographics (n = 100)

Characteristic N

Ethnicity

 Hispanic 24

 Non-Hispanic 76

Race

 White 69

 Hispanic/Mexican 13

 African/African American 4

 Pacific Islander 4

 Multi 4

 Asian 3

 American Indian/Alaskan Native 3

Marital Status

 Married 64

 Living with Partner 13

 Single 21

 Divorced/separated 2

Parity

 Nulliparous 36

 Multiparous 64

Health Insurance

 Private 56

 State Medicaid 33

 Uninsured/Self-Pay 11

History of Obstetric complications*
 Not applicable (never pregnant) 36
 None 38
 Previous PTB 5
 Pregnancy Induced Hypertension 4
 Previous cesarean birth 13
 Gestational Diabetes 2
 Placenta Previa 1
 SGA 1
 Oligiohydramnios 1
 Fetal distress 1
 Fetal demise (second trimester) 1
 Recurrent spontaneous abortions 2
 Postpartum depression 1

Antepartum complications in current pregnancy**
 None 40
 Preterm labor 9
 Bleeding/spotting 6
 Pregnancy Induced Hypertension 7
 Placenta previa/abruption 2
 Oligiohydramnios 5
 Intrauterine Growth Restriction 2
 Urinary Tract Infection 4
 Anemia 4
 Gestational Diabetes 3
 Depression 5
 Stillbirth 1
 Polyhydramnios 1
*

Seven women experienced more than one previous OB complication

**

Thirty-four women experienced more than one antepartum complication