Table 1: Maternal baseline characteristics measured at (or before) date of antenatal booking/enrolment.
1Either Health Board level or smaller geographical area such as Community Health Partnership level or where a recruitment area was defined by travel time
2Derived by Electronic Data Research and Innovation Service (eDRIS)
SMR: Scottish Morbidity Record
| A. FNP Clients eligibility criteria | B. Eligibility criteria applied to fields within SMR 02 dataset to identify Controls |
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| 1. Living in an FNP-recruiting NHS Health Board | Postcode at antenatal booking mapped onto each FNP recruiting area1 |
| 2. First time mothers-to-be (women are eligible if a previous pregnancy resulted in a miscarriage, stillbirth or termination) | No previous live birth |
| 3. Aged 19 years or younger at time of last menstrual period (LMP) | Derived variable2 based on date of birth and date of LMP |
| 4. Less than 28+6 weeks gestation at enrolment into FNP | Gestation at booking date (derived variable2 based on date of booking and date of LMP) |
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| 5. Mother-to-be will relinquish baby at birth | Not measurable at recruitment – minimal risk to numbers |
| 6. Moving outside of the FNP catchment area before programme end | Not measurable at recruitment – minimal risk |