Table 1.
Demographic and obstetric characteristics of women scheduled for a 6-week or 2–3 week postpartum visit
| Characteristics | 6-week (n=256) |
2–3 week (n=256) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Age in years | 28.9 ± 5.2 | 30.3 ± 5.5 | <0.01* |
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| Hispanic ethnicity | 74 (28.9) | 71 (27.7) | 0.85† |
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| Race | 0.58‡ | ||
| White | 171 (66.8) | 169 (66.0) | |
| Black | 24 (9.4) | 27 (10.5) | |
| Asian | 31 (12.1) | 35 (13.7) | |
| Native American and Pacific Islander | 14 (5.5) | 7 (2.7) | |
| Other§ | 16 (6.3) | 18 (7.0) | |
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| Education | 0.17‡ | ||
| Did not complete high school | 15 (5.9) | 21 (8.2) | |
| High school graduate | 36 (14.1) | 39 (15.2) | |
| Some college | 84 (32.8) | 71 (27.7) | |
| College graduate | 59 (23.0) | 77 (30.1) | |
| Graduate school | 62 (24.2) | 48 (18.8) | |
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| Work status | 0.78‡ | ||
| Full time | 120 (46.9) | 131 (51.2) | |
| Part time | 35 (13.7) | 34 (13.3) | |
| Unemployed | 40 (15.6) | 31 (12.1) | |
| Homemaker | 45 (17.6) | 46 (18.0) | |
| Full time student | 16 (6.3) | 14 (5.5) | |
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| Insurance | 0.79‡ | ||
| Public | 70 (27.5) | 77 (30.2) | |
| Private | 171 (67.1) | 165 (64.7) | |
| Military | 14 (5.5) | 13 (5.1) | |
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| Relationship status | 0.56‡ | ||
| Single | 20 (7.8) | 26 (10.2) | |
| Partnered, living with partner | 218 (85.5) | 210 (82.0) | |
| Partnered, not living with partner | 17 (6.7) | 20 (7.8) | |
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| Gravidity | 0.18‡ | ||
| 1 | 91 (35.5) | 69 (27.0) | |
| 2 | 72 (28.1) | 79 (30.9) | |
| 3 | 44 (17.2) | 48 (18.8) | |
| 4 | 20 (7.8) | 30 (11.7) | |
| 5 | 17 (6.6) | 12 (4.7) | |
| 6 or more | 12 (4.7) | 18 (7.0) | |
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| Parity | 0.63‡ | ||
| 0 | 129 (50.4) | 122 (47.7) | |
| 1 | 84 (32.8) | 83 (32.4) | |
| 2 | 26 (10.2) | 26 (10.2) | |
| 3 or more | 17 (6.6) | 25 (9.8) | |
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| Prior miscarriage | 65 (25.4) | 86 (33.6) | 0.05‖ |
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| Prior abortion | 40 (15.6) | 56 (21.9) | 0.09† |
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| Prior Cesarean delivery | 40 (15.6) | 41 (16.0) | 1.0† |
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| Pregnancy planned | 163 (63.7) | 162 (63.3) | 1.0† |
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| Planning postpartum LARC | 59 (23.0) | 42 (16.4) | 0.08† |
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| Primary obstetric provider | 0.33† | ||
| General faculty obstetrician | 95 (37.1) | 79 (30.9) | |
| Maternal-fetal medicine physician | 68 (26.6) | 74 (28.9) | |
| Resident physician | 93 (36.3) | 103 (40.2) | |
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| Index pregnancy considered high risk | 106 (41.4) | 112 (43.8) | 0.66† |
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| Index delivery preterm | 23 (9.0) | 17 (6.6) | 0.41† |
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| Index delivery vaginal | 183 (71.5) | 177 (69.1) | 0.63† |
LARC = long-acting reversible contraception
Data are presented as n (%) or mean ±standard deviation
*
Independent samples t-test used for this comparison
†
Fisher’s exact test used for these comparisons
‡
Chi-square test used for these comparisons
§
Other includes participants who identified with more than one race
‖
Fisher’s exact test used for this comparison, p>0.05