Table 1. Patient-reported baseline data.
| All women | Delivered elsewhere | Delivered at M-TIBA | p-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | ||
| Gestational age at beginning of study (weeks) | 188 | 29.1 (1.7) | 20 | 28.4 (0.9) | 98 | 29.3 (1.8) | 0.019 |
| Age at time of delivery (years) | 181 | 26.3 (5.0) | 20 | 25.9 (4.5) | 91 | 26.8 (5.2) | 0.487 |
| Calculated body mass index (pre-pregnancy) | 170 | 24.6 (4.5) | 19 | 25.2 (5.3) | 91 | 24.0 (3.7) | 0.231 |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||||
| Education | 194 | 20 | 99 | 0.257 | |||
| None | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||||
| Primary | 36 (18.6) | 2 (10.0) | 22 (22.2) | ||||
| Secondary | 113 (58.3) | 15 (75.0) | 55 (55.6) | ||||
| Tertiary (university or equivalent) | 44 (22.7) | 3 (15.0) | 22 (22.2) | ||||
| Number of social support contacts in community | 204 | 21 | 101 | 0.433 | |||
| 0 persons | 26 (12.8) | 1 (4.8) | 9 (8.9) | ||||
| 1 person | 54 (26.5) | 3 (14.3) | 28 (27.7) | ||||
| 2 to 5 persons | 119 (58.3) | 16 (76.2) | 62 (61.4) | ||||
| 6 to 10 persons | 5 (2.5) | 1 (4.8) | 2 (2.0) | ||||
| Reported using any tobacco during pregnancy | 191 | 3 (1.6) | 20 | 0 (0) | 99 | 1 (1.0) | 0.652 |
| Reported using drugs during pregnancy | 190 | 11 (5.8) | 20 | 0 (0) | 99 | 6 (6.1) | 0.588 |
| Pre-existing health conditions before pregnancy | 178 | 20 | 90 | 0.490 | |||
| None | 168 (94.4) | 19 (95.0) | 88 (97.8) | ||||
| Diabetes | 3 (1.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||||
| Hypertension | 7 (3.9) | 1 (5.0) | 2 (2.2) | ||||
| Mental health diagnosis | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||||
| Primiparous | 193 | 104 (53.9) | 20 | 7 (35.0) | 99 | 44 (44.4) | 0.470 |
| Obstetric history | 188 | 20 | 91 | 0.003 | |||
| Has been pregnant previously | 140 (74.5) | 11 (55.0) | 70 (76.9) | ||||
| Premature delivery (<37 weeks) | 27 (14.4) | 8 (40.0) | 9 (9.9) | ||||
| Hemorrhage requiring blood transfusion | 3 (1.6) | 1 (5.0) | 1 (1.1) | ||||
| Caesarean delivery | 15 (8.0) | 0 (0) | 11 (12.1) | ||||
| Loss of pregnancy after 20 weeks | 3 (1.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||||
| Current pregnancy | 192 | 20 | 99 | 1.000 | |||
| Singleton | 187 (97.4) | 20 (100.0) | 97 (98.0) | ||||
| Twins | 4 (2.1) | 0 (0) | 2 (2.0) | ||||
| Triplets or more | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Total number of respondents for delivery location is equal to the number of women who delivered elsewhere plus those who delivered at an M-TIBA site; note that this reflects missingness. P-values were generated via ANOVA or Chi-Square Test, as appropriate.