Table 1.
Characteristics of study participants (control n=10, intervention n=10, volunteers n=19).
| Characteristics | Control | Intervention | Peer volunteers | |
| Age (years), mean (SD), range | 32.0 (5.0), 25-40 | 31.5 (4.7), 25-40 | 40.4 (7.9), 25-54 | |
| Ethnicity, n (%) |
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Chinese | 6 (60) | 4 (40) | 17 (90) |
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Malay | 3 (30) | 6 (60) | 1 (5) |
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Indian | 1 (10) | 0 (0) | 1 (5) |
| Marital status, n (%) |
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Married | 10 (100) | 9 (90) | 17 (90) |
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Single | 0 (0) | 1 (10) | 2 (11) |
| University graduates, n (%) | 7 (70) | 9 (90) | 13 (68) | |
| Monthly household income (S$), n (%) |
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<3000 | 3 (30) | 1 (10) | 3 (16) |
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3000-5000 | 3 (30) | 3 (30) | 4 (21) |
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>5000 | 4 (40) | 6 (60) | 9 (47) |
| Attended antenatal class, n (%) | 6 (60) | 5 (50) | 7 (37) | |
| Mode of delivery, n (%) |
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Normal vaginal delivery or water birth | 8 (80) | 5 (50) | 8 (42) |
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Instrument delivery | 0 (0) | 3 (30) | 5 (26) |
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Cesarean delivery | 2 (20) | 2 (20) | 6 (32) |
| Number of children, n (%) |
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One | 8 (80) | 8 (80) | 5 (26) |
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Two | 2 (20) | 0 (0) | 8 (42) |
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Three or more | 0 (0) | 2 (20) | 6 (32) |
| Breastfeeding, n (%) | 9 (90) | 9 (90) | 17 (90) | |