Table 1.
Maternal and Newborn Characteristics of Study Participants
| All Women [n (%)] | |
|---|---|
| Overall [n (%)] | 3,000 (100) |
| Age (years) | |
| 18–24 | 807 (26.9) |
| 25–29 | 1,192 (39.7) |
| 30–36 | 1,001 (33.4) |
| Race/Ethnicity | |
| Hispanic | 165 (5.5) |
| White Non-Hispanic | 2,499 (83.3) |
| Black Non-Hispanic | 219 (7.3) |
| Other | 116 (3.9) |
| Education | |
| High school degree or less | 497 (16.6) |
| Some college/technical | 803 (26.8) |
| College degree or higher | 1,700 (56.7) |
| Insurance | |
| Public | 682 (22.8) |
| Private | 2,307 (77.2) |
| Marital Status | |
| Married | 2,117 (70.6) |
| Living with partner | 542 (18.1) |
| Does not live with partner | 185 (6.2) |
| Unattached | 155 (5.2) |
| Poverty Status | |
| Poverty | 253 (8.5) |
| Near poverty | 337 (11.3) |
| Not in poverty | 2,402 (80.3) |
| Smoking during pregnancy | |
| Yes | 312 (10.4) |
| No | 2,688 (89.6) |
| Gestational age at prenatal interview in weeks (M, SD) | 35.2 (1.6) |
| Gestational age at birth (weeks) | |
| Preterm (34 2/7–36 6/7) | 120 (4.0) |
| Early term (37 0/7–38 6/7) | 575 (19.1) |
| Full term (30 0/7–40 6/7) | 1814 (60.3) |
| Late term (41 0/7–41 6/7) | 463 (15.4) |
| Post term (42 0/7–43 2/7) | 34 (1.1) |
| Birthweight (grams) | |
| < 2500 (underweight) | 91 (3.1) |
| 2500–4000 (normal) | 2569 (86.3) |
| > 4000 (overweight) | 316 (10.6) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 1515 (50.5) |
| Female | 1485 (49.5) |
| 5 Minute Apgar Score | |
| 1–7 | 141 (4.7) |
| 8 | 579 (19.5) |
| 9–10 | 2255 (75.8) |