TABLE 1. Demographic and Obstetric Characteristics of the Sample (N = 30).
| Variable | n | % | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | ||||||||
| United States | 10 | 33.3 | ||||||
| New Zealand | 15 | 50.0 | ||||||
| Canada | 3 | 10.0 | ||||||
| Poland | 1 | 3.3 | ||||||
| Romania | 1 | 3.3 | ||||||
| Race | ||||||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 27 | 90.0 | ||||||
| Multiracial | 1 | 3.3 | ||||||
| Other | 2 | 6.7 | ||||||
| Education | ||||||||
| High school | 8 | 30.0 | ||||||
| Associate | 2 | 6.7 | ||||||
| Bachelors | 13 | 43.3 | ||||||
| Masters | 5 | 16.7 | ||||||
| PhD or equivalent | 1 | 3.3 | ||||||
| Marital status | ||||||||
| Single | 1 | 3.3 | ||||||
| Cohabitating | 6 | 20.0 | ||||||
| Married | 22 | 73.3 | ||||||
| Separated | 1 | 3.3 | ||||||
| Prior trauma history | ||||||||
| Yes | 8 | 26.7 | ||||||
| No | 22 | 73.3 | ||||||
| Parity | ||||||||
| Primipara | 19 | 63.3 | ||||||
| Multipara | 11 | 36.7 | ||||||
| Birth type | ||||||||
| Vaginal | 5 | 16.7 | ||||||
| Vaginal with forceps or vaccum extraction | 9 | 30.0 | ||||||
| Cesarean | 16 | 53.3 | ||||||
| Number of traumatic births | ||||||||
| 1 | 26 | 86.7 | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 6.7 | ||||||
| Missing | 2 | 6.7 | ||||||
| PTSD diagnosis | ||||||||
| Yes | 11 | 36.7 | ||||||
| No | 19 | 63.3 | ||||||
| Currently under care of therapists | ||||||||
| Yes | 4 | 13.3 | ||||||
| No | 26 | 86.7 | ||||||
Note. PTSD = posttraumatic stress disorder.