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Baseline maternal characteristics (n = 148)
| Maternal age in years (mean (SD)) | 22.7 (5.9) |
| Teen mother (< 19 years old) | 36% |
| Enrolled prenatally | 71% |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| Hispanic/Latina | 24% |
| Black/African American | 39% |
| White, Non-Hispanic | 30% |
| Other | 7% |
| Married/living with partner | 28% |
| Highest grade completed | |
| < HS | 28% |
| HS/GED | 32% |
| > HS, no degree | 27% |
| Degree past HS | 12% |
| Currently working | 20% |
| Receiving TANF/welfare | 19% |
| Low emotional availability | 32% |
