Table 4.
Pregnancy, antenatal and postpartum care characteristics of the eligible women and comparison with Italian population
| Characteristic | n (%) | Mean±SD | Italian population (%)41 |
| Age, years | 34.9±8.9 | 32 | |
| Pregnancies in Italy (123) | |||
| 1 | 90 (73.2) | 53.9 | |
| ≥2 | 33 (26.8) | 46.1 | |
| Smoking status (123) | |||
| Non-smoker | 98 (79.7) | 68.1 | |
| Smoker before pregnancy | 14 (11.4) | 24.4 | |
| Smoker | 11 (8.9) | 7.5 | |
| Prepartum course participation (122) | |||
| No | 89 (73) | 60.5 | |
| Yes | 33 (27) | 39.5 | |
| Visit after delivery (within 12 months) (119) | |||
| Yes | 95 (79.8) | – | |
| No | 24 (20.2) | – | |
| Counselling on postpartum contraceptive methods (122) | |||
| No | 66 (54.1) | 40.9 | |
| Yes | 56 (45.9) | 59.1 | |
| Infant feeding (122) | |||
| Breast feeding only | 85 (69.6) | 88.5 | |
| Breast feeding and bottle-feeding | 24 (19.7) | ||
| Bottle-feeding only | 13 (10.7) | 11.5 | |
| Utilisation of family planning clinic (121) | |||
| Yes | 66 (54.5) | 27.9 | |
| No | 55 (45.5) | 72.1 | |
The number of participants responding to the questions is indicated in parentheses.