Table 1.

Patient and provider characteristics of pregnant women surveyed (n = 408)

Patient Characteristics	Total
	N	%
Age
18–29	132	32.3
30–34	159	38.9
35+	112	27.4
Missing	5	1.2
Education
High School Degree or less	70	17.4
Some college	48	11.9
Bachelor Degree	117	28.6
Graduate Degree	168	41.2
Missing	5	1.2
Race
African American/Black	151	37.0
Hispano/Latino/Chicano	20	4.9
Caucasian/White	165	40.4
Asian	48	11.8
Other	17	4.2
Missing	7	1.7
First pregnancy
Yes	177	43.4
No	224	54.9
Missing	7	1.7
Trimester
First	53	13.0
Second	140	34.3
Third	206	50.5
Missing	9	2.2
Type of primary prenatal care provider
Ob-Gyn	325	79.6
Midwife	47	11.5
Both	13	3.2
Don’t Know	18	4.4
Missing	5	1.2
Sex of primary prenatal care provider
Female	335	82.1
Male	46	11.3
Both	11	2.7
Don’t know	1	0.3
Missing	15	3.7
Considers prenatal care provider their primary providera
Yes	138	33.8
No	265	65.0
Missing	7	1.7

^aWomen were asked whether or not they consider their prenatal care provider (ob-gyn or midwife) their primary care provider (main source of health care)