Table 2.
Pregnancy parameters of the first-time mothers in the IA and non-IA groups
| Pregnancy parameter | IA group | Non-IA group | Univariate | Adjusted | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | CI 95 % | Mean (SD) | CI 95 % | p | p | Difference | 95 % CI | ||
| First visit to MCH (days pregnant) | 64.7 (42.0) | 63.5–65.9 | 64.8 (40.5) | 64.4–65.1 | 0.9169 | 0.7785 | −0.1752 | −1.40–1.05 | |
| Number of MHC visits | 13.4 (3.8) | 13.3–13.5 | 13.3 (3.8) | 13.3–13.3 | 0.0443 | 0.0179 | 0.1359 | 0.02–0.25 | |
| Number of check-ups at hospital | 3.2 (2.9) | 3.1–3.2 | 2.9 (2.6) | 2.9–3.0 | <0.0001 | 0.0374 | 0.0802 | 0.00–0.16 | |
| Number of all pregnancy follow-up visits | 16.6 (4.8) | 16.5–16.7 | 16.2 (4.6) | 16.2–16.3 | <0.0001 | 0.0008 | 0.2282 | 0.10–0.36 | |
| n | % | n | % | p | p | OR | 95 % CI | ||
| Late first visits to MHC (> h12 + 0) | 348 | 6.74 | 3,229 | 6.18 | 0.1167 | 0.7491 | 1.02 | 0.91–1.15 | |
| Under-utilisation of maternity care | 0 | 12 | 0.24 | 129 | 0.25 | 1.406 | 0.69–2.88 | ||
| 1–8 | 97 | 1.92 | 1,249 | 2.46 | 0.747 | 0.60–0.92 | |||
| >8 | 4,930 | 97.84 | 49,400 | 97.29 | 0.0601 | 0.0165 | 1 | ||
| Blood glucose tolerance test performed | 2,319 | 44.88 | 23,880 | 45.71 | 0.2535 | 0.0393 | 0.93 | 0.87–1.00 | |
| Pathological blood sugar tolerance level | 505 | 9.77 | 4,459 | 8.54 | 0.0025 | 0.4104 | 1.04 | 0.94–1.16 | |
| Participation to first trim serum screening | 1,728 | 33.44 | 18,208 | 34.86 | 0.0432 | 0.0543 | 0.94 | 0.88–1.00 | |
| Participation to second trim serum screening | 148 | 2.86 | 1,447 | 2.77 | 0.6896 | 0.7093 | 1.03 | 0.87–1.23 | |
| Participation to first trim ultrasound screening | 3,785 | 73.25 | 37,751 | 72.27 | 0.1336 | 0.0593 | 1.07 | 1.00–1.14 | |
| Participation to second trim ultrasound screening | 4,332 | 83.84 | 43,065 | 82.44 | 0.0112 | <0.0001 | 1.20 | 1.11–1.31 | |
| Placenta sample taken | 52 | 1.01 | 497 | 0.95 | 0.7076 | 0.9427 | 0.99 | 0.74–1.33 | |
| Amniotic fluid sample taken | 126 | 2.44 | 903 | 1.73 | 0.0004 | 0.0065 | 1.32 | 1.08–1.61 | |
| Hospital care during pregnancy for… | |||||||||
| Bleeding | 20 | 0.39 | 249 | 0.48 | 0.4538 | 0.2433 | 0.76 | 0.48–1.21 | |
| High blood pressure | 144 | 2.79 | 1,489 | 2.85 | 0.8265 | 0.7239 | 0.97 | 0.81–1.16 | |
| Prematurity | 63 | 1.22 | 650 | 1.24 | 0.9475 | 0.6770 | 0.95 | 0.73–1.23 | |
| Other reason | 312 | 6.04 | 2,900 | 5.55 | 0.1533 | 0.4688 | 1.05 | 0.93–1.18 | |
| Received any hospital treatment (for any of the reasons mentioned above) | 438 | 8.48 | 4,243 | 8.12 | 0.3792 | 0.8956 | 1.01 | 0.91–1.12 | |
| Fertilisation procedure | 101 | 1.95 | 2,687 | 5.14 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | 0.42 | 0.34–0.51 | |
| Thrombosis prophylaxis | 64 | 1.24 | 454 | 0.87 | 0.0107 | 0.0038 | 1.49 | 1.14–1.94 | |
| Anaemia | 155 | 3.00 | 1,525 | 2.92 | 0.7293 | 0.8982 | 1.01 | 0.85–1.20 | |
| Antenatal corticosteroid treatment | 131 | 2.54 | 1,390 | 2.66 | 0.6176 | 0.4189 | 0.93 | 0.77–1.12 | |
Statistically significant differences indicated with bolded p-values