TABLE 2.
Clinical and Demographic Characteristics of Mothers Enrolled in Home Visiting Prenatally With and Without SGA infants
| SGA (N = 79) | Non-SGA (N = 362) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race, % (n) | |||
| White | 30.4 (24) | 32.6 (118) | — |
| African American | 64.6 (51) | 60.5 (219) | .57 |
| Other | 3.8 (3) | 2.3 (8) | — |
| Multirace | 1.3 (1) | 4.7 (17) | — |
| Hispanic ethnicity, % (n) | 2.5 (2) | 4.1 (15) | .50 |
| Unmarried, % (n) | 98.7 (78) | 97.8 (354) | .59 |
| No high school degree, % (n) | 51.9 (41) | 53.3 (193) | .82 |
| Insurance, % (n) | .16 | ||
| Medicaid | 79.7 (63) | 84.3 (305) | — |
| Private | 15.2 (12) | 14.4 (52) | — |
| Self-pay | 1.3 (1) | 0.8 (3) | — |
| Daily contact with infant’s father, % (n) | 36.7 (29) | 48.6 (176) | .18 |
| Maternal age <18 y, % (n) | 22.8 (18) | 21.8 (79) | .85 |
| Lives alone, % (n) | 11.4 (9) | 16.9 (61) | .23 |
| Chorioamnionitis, % (n) | 3.8 (3) | 5.2 (19) | .59 |
| Disorders of placentation, % (n) | 1.3 (1) | 0.8 (3) | .71 |
| Hypertension / preeclampsia, % (n) | 17.7 (14) | 12.7 (46) | .24 |
| Cigarette use, % (n) | 46.8 (37) | 31.5 (114) | .009 |
| Other drug use, % (n) | 19.0 (15) | 10.8 (39) | .04 |
| Previous poor birth outcome, % (n) | 15.2 (12) | 11.6 (42) | .38 |
| Maternal BMI, mean | 25.7 | 23.9 | .004 |
| Percent living below poverty level by census tract, mean | 29.0 | 29.2 | .84 |
| Mean gestational age at enrollment in weeks, mean | 18.7 | 18.9 | .22 |
| Number of total prenatal home visits, % (n) | .87 | ||
| 1–3 prenatal home visits | 7.6 (6) | 9.1 (33) | — |
| 4–7 prenatal home visits | 39.2 (31) | 38.7 (140) | — |
| 8–11 prenatal home visits | 38.0 (30) | 34.2 (124) | — |
| ≥12 prenatal home visits | 15.2 (19) | 18.0 (65) | — |