Table 1.
Participant characteristics
| Hospital admission (n = 11) | Telemonitoring (n = 11) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Age; mean (SD) | 30.6 (6.6) | 32.1 (5.0) | |
| Nulliparous; n (%) | 8 (72.7) | 7 (63.6) | |
| Dutch origin a | 9 (81.8) | 8 (72.7) | |
| Educational level b | Low | 2 (18.2) | 2 (18.2) |
| Intermediate | 3 (27.2) | 2 (18.2) | |
| High | 6 (54.5) | 7 (63.6) | |
| Diagnosis; n (%) | PPROM | 4 (36.4) | 1 (9.1) |
| FGR | 3 (27.2) | 7 (63.6) | |
| PE | 4 (36.4) | 3 (27.2) | |
| Length of monitoring in days, mean (SD) | 17.9 (14.9) | 15.8 (12.2) | |
| Length of monitoring in days; range | 7–60 | 7–49 | |
PPROM preterm rupture of membranes, FGR fetal growth restriction, PE preeclampsia.
a Both parents born in the Netherlands (Dutch National Office of Statistics; Statistics of the Netherlands)
b Education was defined as ‘low’ (elementary school, lower level of secondary school), ‘Intermediate’ (higher level of secondary school) and ‘high’ (post-secondary and university)