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. 2020 Jul 29;5(7):e002660. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-002660

Table 1.

Maternal and birth characteristics

N=13 730
n (%)
Respondent type
 Mother 12 863 (93.7%)
 Family caregiver 496 (3.6%)
 Mother + family caregiver 371 (2.7%)
Maternal characteristics
 Maternal age (years; mean (SD)) 24.2 (3.62)
 Maternal years of schooling (Mean (SD)) 8.52 (3.83)
 Family owns smartphone 10 025 (73.0%)
Birth characteristics
 Singleton birth 13 625 (99.2%)
 Primiparous 6305 (45.9%)
 Caesarean section delivery 4887 (35.6%)
 Baby sex: female 6616 (48.2%)
 Birth weight (grams) per respondent recall or hospital discharge card (mean (SD)) 2770 (533)
 Sick Newborn Care Unit admission 2398 (17.5%)
 Maternal length of stay (days; median (95% CI)) 2.77 (2.73 to 2.81)