Table 1. Socio-demographic and care characteristics of mother-infant pairs according to complication pattern.
| Characteristics | Complication pattern | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mother or Baby (ANY; n = 636) |
Mother only (MO; n = 186) |
Baby only (BO; n = 238) |
Mother and Baby (MB; n = 212) |
None (OO; n = 484) |
|
| Maternal background | |||||
| Personal | |||||
| Age, mean, y (SD) | 30.8 (4.6) | 30.4 (4.7) | 30.7 (4.6) | 31.2 (4.6) | 31.2 (4.6) |
| < 35 | 78.5 | 81.7 | 77.7 | 76.4 | 75.2 |
| ≥ 35 | 21.5 | 18.3 | 22.3 | 23.6 | 24.8 |
| Socioeconomic status (SES), % | |||||
| Low (<p20) | 11.7 | 10.8 | 10.1 | 14.2 | 12.0 |
| Middle (p20-p80) | 60.0 | 61.3 | 61.8 | 56.9 | 58.8 |
| High (>p80) | 28.3 | 28.0 | 28.2 | 28.9 | 29.2 |
| Partner present, % | 95.9 | 92.9 | 97.9 | 96.2 | 95.6 |
| Western ethnicity, % | 98.1 | 98.3 | 98.7 | 97.1 | 98,. |
| Parity, % | |||||
| Par 0 | 46.3 | 42.3 | 46.7 | 49.3 | 36.6 |
| Par 1–2 | 49.3 | 53.1 | 49.8 | 45.3 | 59.8 |
| Par 3+ | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 5.5 | 3.7 |
| Care | |||||
| Gestational age at intake, mean, weeks (SD) | 34.3 (1.2) | 34.3 (1.4) | 34.3 (1.2) | 34.3 (1.2) | 34.4 (1.4) |
| Intake type, % | |||||
| Home visit | 73.4 | 72.7 | 72.3 | 75.2 | 64.4 |
| Phone | 26.6 | 27.3 | 27.7 | 24.8 | 35.6 |
| Intrapartum and postnatal | |||||
| Personal, mother | |||||
| Caesarean section, % | 14.6 | 18.3 | 10.5 | 16.0 | 15.7 |
| Personal, baby | |||||
| Premature birth (32–37 weeks gestation), % | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 3.1 |
| Small for Gestational age (<p10), % | 10.1 | 8.6 | 11.0 | 10.4 | 11.8 |
| Hospitalization (postnatal), % | 6.1 | 4.4 | 7.5 | 6.1 | 2.1 |
| Breastfeeding at start home maternity care, % | 78.1 | 75.3 | 76.1 | 78.1 | 69.8 |
| Care | |||||
| Referral category, % | |||||
| Primary care | 31.9 | 24.7 | 40.3 | 28.8 | 29.3 |
| Secondary / Tertiary care | 68.1 | 75.3 | 59.7 | 71.2 | 70.7 |
| Partus assistance by MCA, % | 21.7 | 16.7 | 28.6 | 18.4 | 20.2 |
| Start HMC <24 hours after birth, % | 71.8 | 68.5 | 78.0 | 67.5 | 68.6 |
| Hours of home maternity care received, mean (SD) | 47.9 (9.4) | 46.8 (9.4) | 47.3 (8.4) | 49.6 (10.1) | 43.8 (8.5) |
ANY = Complications for mother or baby; MO = Complications for mother only; BO = Complications for baby only; MB = Complications for mother and baby; OO = No complications; MCA = Maternity care assistant.