Table 2.
Phase 3 Baseline Patient Characteristics1. (All results noted as Frequency (Percent) unless otherwise noted.)
| Sample Characteristics | All n=538 |
Usual Care n=167 |
Intervention I (text only) n=181 |
Intervention II (text & RN) n=190 |
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| Mean age (SD) | 29.3 (5.3) | 29.3 (5.4) | 28.9 (4.9) | 29.8 (5.4) |
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| Parity: | ||||
| Primipara | 237 (44) | 71 (43) | 81 (45) | 85 (45) |
| Multipara | 301 (56) | 96 (57) | 100 (55) | 105 (55) |
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| * Race: | ||||
| White Women | 465 (86) | 151 (90) | 159 (88) | 155 (82) |
| Women of Color | 73 (14) | 16 (10) | 22 (12) | 35 (18) |
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| Hispanic/Latina: | 38 (7) | 11 (7) | 9 (5) | 18 (9) |
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| Birth: | ||||
| Vaginal | 423 (79) | 133 (80) | 140 (78) | 150 (79) |
| Cesarean | 114 (21) | 34 (20) | 40 (22) | 40 (21) |
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| Infant status: | ||||
| Level 1 nursery | 496 (92) | 150 (90) | 169 (93) | 177 (94) |
| Level 2 or higher | 41 (8) | 17 (10) | 12 (7) | 12 (6) |
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| Education: | ||||
| High school or less | 117 (22) | 34 (20) | 40 (22) | 46 (24) |
| Some college | 188 (35) | 60 (36) | 71 (39) | 57 (30) |
| College degree or higher | 232 (43) | 73 (44) | 70 (39) | 89 (47) |
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| Partner status: | ||||
| Married or cohabitating | 490 (91) | 153 (92) | 164 (91) | 173 (91) |
| In significant relationship | 23 (4) | 8 (5) | 6 (3) | 9 (5) |
| Single | 24 (4) | 6 (4) | 11 (6) | 7 (4) |
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| Intended infant feeding plan2 | ||||
| Breastfeeding only | 392 (73) | 123 (74) | 135 (75) | 134 (71) |
| Formula feeding | 57 (11) | 16 (10) | 23 (13) | 18 (10) |
| Combination breast & formula | 88 (16) | 28 (17) | 23 (13) | 37 (20) |
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| Eligible for WIC benefits | 203 (38) | 64 (39) | 72 (40) | 67 (36) |
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| Depression during this pregnancy2 | 76 (14) | 23 (14) | 30 (17) | 23 (12) |
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| Anxiety during this pregnancy2 | 181 (34) | 62 (37) | 65 (36) | 54 (29) |
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| Depression prior to this pregnancy2 | 198 (37) | 64 (38) | 68 (38) | 66 (35) |
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| * Baseline EPDS (mean, SD) | 4.0 (4.2) | 4.3 (4.5) | 4.5 (4.4) | 3.2 (3.6) |
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| EPDS score <10 (no depression) | 479 (89) | 146 (87) | 154 (85) | 179 (94) |
| EPDS score 10-12 (risk for depression) | 31 (6) | 10 (6) | 14 (8) | 7 (4) |
| EPDS score >12 (high risk for depression) | 28 (5) | 11 (7) | 13 (7) | 4 (2) |
*
significant difference between groups p<.05
1
Percentages may sum to greater than 100 based on rounding figures
2
Based on self-report