Table 1.
Characteristics of study sample (pre-intervention group n = 33, intervention group n = 29)
| Pre-intervention group N % |
Intervention group N % |
P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | ||||||
| 18–24 | 1 | 3.0 | 2 | 6.9 | ||
| 25–30 | 13 | 39.4 | 8 | 27.6 | ||
| 30–35 | 13 | 39.4 | 6 | 20.7 | ||
| > 35 | 6 | 18.2 | 13 | 44.8 | 0.092 | |
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| Dutch | 32 | 97.0 | 27 | 93.1 | ||
| Other | 1 | 3.0 | 2 | 6.9 | 0.365 | |
| Education level | ||||||
| Medium - Low | 14 | 42.5 | 10 | 34.4 | ||
| High | 19 | 57.5 | 19 | 65.6 | 0.522 | |
| Reason for admission | ||||||
| Problem in pregnancy | 27 | 81.8 | 14 | 48.3 | ||
| Postpartum | 6 | 18.2 | 15 | 51.7 | 0.005 | |
| Hospitalizations in this pregnancy | ||||||
| First | 26 | 78.8 | 23 | 79.3 | ||
| Second | 4 | 12.1 | 4 | 13.8 | ||
| Third | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.9 | ||
| Fourth | 3 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.176 | |
| Total pregnancies | ||||||
| First | 17 | 51.5 | 18 | 62.1 | ||
| Second | 11 | 33.3 | 9 | 31.0 | ||
| Third | 4 | 12.1 | 1 | 3.5 | ||
| Fourth | 1 | 3.0 | 1 | 3.5 | 0.620 | |