Table 2.
Comparison of prenatal and intrapartum characteristics by participation in Upstate KIDS and by SART CORS linkage, Upstate KIDS Study
| Characteristic | Participation in Upstate KIDSa | Linkage with SART CORSb | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (n=630) # (%) |
No (n=1,485) # (%) |
Yes (n=617) # (%) |
No (n=103) # (%) |
|
| Maternal employment while pregnant: | ||||
| Yes | n/a | n/a | 496 (82) | 81 (80) |
| No | n/a | n/a | 110 (18) | 20 (20) |
| WIC participation: | ||||
| Yes | 25 (4) | 47(3) | 26 (4) | 12 (12)c |
| No | 599 (96) | 1402 (97) | 572 (96) | 89 (88) |
| Risk factors in index pregnancy: | ||||
| None | 325 (52) | 826 (56) | 326(53) | 51 (50) |
| Yes, any | 305 (48) | 659 (44) | 291 (47) | 52 (50) |
| Yes, pre-pregnancy diseases (diabetes, hypertension, other serious chronic diseases) | 61 (10) | 157 (11) | 62(10) | 11 (11) |
| Yes, prior adverse pregnancy history (preterm birth, other poor pregnancy outcome, previous Caesarean Section) | 156 (25) | 307 (21) | 152(25) | 28 (27) |
| Yes, gravid diseases only (gestational hypertension, gestational diabetes, other serious chronic diseases, Abruptio Placenta, other vaginal bleeding, eclampsia) | 126 (20) | 284 (19) | 119(19) | 17 (17) |
| Yes, pre-labor referral for high risk care | 56 (9) | 128 (9) | 55(9) | 8 (8) |
| Obstetrical procedures performed: | ||||
| None | 597 (95) | 1417 (95) | 582(94) | 98 (95) |
| Yes, cervical cerclage | 11 (2) | 21 (2) | 10(2) | 3 (3) |
| Yes, tocolysis | 21 (3) | 42 (3) | 24(4) | 2 (2) |
| Yes, external cephalic version (successful or failed) | 1 (0) | 5 (0) | 1(0) | 0 (0) |
| Infections present/treated during pregnancy: | ||||
| None | 600 (96) | 1423 (96) | 583 (97) | 95 (96) |
| Yes, STIs (gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, bacterial baginosis) | 9 (1) | 22 (1) | 6 (1) | 3 (3) |
| Yes, other (herpes simplex virus, hepatitis B or C, tuberculosis, rubella) | 16 (3) | 34 (2) | 13 (2) | 1 (1) |
| Parents smoked before or during pregnancy: | ||||
| Yes | 22 (4) | 68 (5) | 19 (3) | 8 (8)d |
| No | 607 (97) | 1409 (95) | 596 (97) | 95 (92) |
| Maternal alcohol consumption: | ||||
| Yes | 2 (1) | 4 (0) | 2 (1) | 0 (0) |
| No | 626 (99) | 1481 (100) | 613 (99) | 103 (100) |
| Exercise during pregnancy (times/week for 30+ minutes): | ||||
| 0 | n/a | n/a | 288 (53) | 37 (44) |
| 1 (weekly) | n/a | n/a | 39 (7) | 8 (9) |
| 2+ | n/a | n/a | 213 (39) | 40 (47) |
| Mean (±SD) | n/a | n/a | 0.86 (0.95) | 1.03 (0.95) |
| Mood during pregnancy: | n/a | n/a | ||
| Not depressed at all | n/a | n/a | 447 (82) | 70 (79) |
| A little depressed | n/a | n/a | 81 (15) | 17 (19) |
| Moderately depressed | n/a | n/a | 11 (2) | 0 (0) |
| Very depressed | n/a | n/a | 2 (0) | 1 (1) |
| Very depressed & had to get help | n/a | n/a | 2 (0) | 1 (1) |
| Hospitalized during pregnancy: | ||||
| Yes | n/a | n/a | 52 (10) | 6 (8) |
| No | n/a | n/a | 445 (90) | 65 (92) |
Note: Significance tests for contingency tables, and mean (SD) correspond to chi-squared tests and two-sample t-tests, respectively.
n/a, denotes data not available from birth certificate for women not participating in the study.
a
Restricted to 2,115 mothers for whom ART was indicated on infants’ birth certificates.
b
Excludes mothers who did not report ART and who did not link to SART CORS. The 103 cases of discordant reporting included 78 mothers reporting ART without linkage and also 25 linkages without maternal report.
c
P <0.001
d
P <0.05