Table 1.

Demographic Variables

Characteristic	Doula Group (n=106)	Control Group (n=108)	Significance (p)
Age (years)	24.8 ± 4.96	24.3 ± 4.99	0.48
Race/Ethnicity	84.9% African American	90.8% African American	0.18
Marital Status	86.8% single	90.8% single	0.69
BMI (kg/m2)	29.3	28.5	0.44
Gestational age (days)	62.4 ± 15.5	62.5 ± 15.3	0.96
Gravidity	3.5 ± 1.8	3.6 ± 2.2	0.89
Previous vaginal deliveries	1.3 ± 1.2	1.3 ± 1.3	0.79
Previous elective abortions	0.94 ± 1.0)	1.0 ± 1.8)	0.77
Previous dilation and curettage	1.9%	4.6%	0.27
Previous LEEP	3.8%	3.7%	0.97
Previous Cervical conization	0.9%	0.9%	0.98
Previous cervical laser ablation	0.9%	0%	0.31

Values are mean ± standard deviation or n (%).