Table 1.
Characteristics of sample (n=2400)
| % | |
|---|---|
| Doula care | |
| Had a doula | 5.9 |
| Aware of doula care (among those who did not have a doula, N=2288) | 58.9 |
| Wanted but did not have a doula (among those who were aware of doula care, N=1824) | 27.3 |
| Delivery mode | |
| Cesarean delivery | 31.0 |
| Non-indicated cesarean (among those with no defined medical indication for cesarean, N=2175) | 10.2 |
| Socio-demographic characteristics | |
| Age category | |
| 18–24 | 31.8 |
| 25–29 | 28.3 |
| 30–34 | 24.8 |
| 35+ | 15.1 |
| Race | |
| White | 54.5 |
| Black | 15.3 |
| Hispanic | 23.1 |
| Other/multiple race | 7.0 |
| Marital status at time of birth | |
| Not married, no partner reported | 7.9 |
| Unmarried with partner | 31.6 |
| Married | 60.4 |
| Education | |
| H.S. or less | 42.3 |
| Some college/Associate’s degree | 28.5 |
| Bachelor’s degree | 17.8 |
| Graduate education/degree | 11.4 |
| Region | |
| Northeast | 15.2 |
| Midwest | 22.7 |
| South | 39.7 |
| West | 22.5 |
| Foreign born (vs. US born) | 7.1 |
| Pregnancy Characteristics | |
| Experienced mother (vs. first time mother) | 59.3 |
| Unintended pregnancy (vs. intended pregnancy) | 35.4 |
| Belief that childbirth is a process that should only be interfered with if medically necessary | 58.4 |
| Primary payer for childbirth | |
| Private | 45.5 |
| Public | 46.6 |
| Out-of-pocket | 8.0 |