Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics and reproductive health of 592 nulliparous pregnant women recruited systematically in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia
| |
Total |
SC |
ARTC |
|---|---|---|---|
| n=295 | n=297 | ||
| Age Mean (SD) |
33.71 (4.92) |
32.05 (4.65) |
35.37 (4.62)*** |
| Born in Australia n (%) |
425 (71.8) |
196 (66.4) |
229 (77.1)** |
| Only English spoken at home n (%) |
493 (83.3) |
238 (80.7) |
255 (85.9) |
| Married n (%) |
464 (78.4) |
220 (74.6) |
244 (82.2)* |
| Post-secondary education n (%) |
486 (82.1) |
251 (85.1) |
235 (79.1) |
| Professional occupation n (%) |
442 (74.7) |
212 (72.4) |
230 (78.0) |
| In paid employment (part- or full-time) n (%) |
450 (76.0) |
243 (82.4) |
207 (69.7)*** |
| Have private health insurance n (%) |
466 (78.7) |
205 (69.5) |
261 (87.9)*** |
| Have had previous pregnancy/ies n (%) |
222 (37.5) |
94 (31.9) |
128 (43.1)** |
| Previous miscarriage n (%) |
154 (26.0) |
55 (18.6) |
99 (33.3) |
| Previous termination n (%) |
86 (14.5) |
46 (15.6) |
40 (13.5) |
| Previous stillbirth / neonatal death n (%) |
3 (0.5) |
1 (0.3) |
2 (0.7) |
| Time to pregnancy Mean (SD) (months) |
24.45 (62.83) |
9.73 (59.64) |
39.08 (62.59)*** |
| Expecting multiples n (%) |
28 (4.7) |
5 (1.7) |
23 (7.7)*** |
| Feelings about current pregnancy n (%): |
|
|
|
| Not pleased |
17 (2.9) |
16 (5.4) |
1 (0.3) |
| Pleased, but it was a bit inconvenient |
41 (6.9) |
39 (13.3) |
2 (0.7) |
| Very pleased | 533 (90.2) | 239 (81.3) | 294 (99.0)*** |
* p<0.05; ** p<0.01; *** p<0.001.