Table 1.
Participant characteristics.
| Total n (%) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Participants | 458 (100%) | |
| Mean age (years ± SD) | 32.5 ± 6 | |
| Ethnicity (Multiple responses allowed) | NZ European | 433 (95%) |
| Māori | 42 (9%) | |
| Pacific Island | 18 (4%) | |
| Asian | 23 (5%) | |
| Other * | 33 (7%) | |
| Qualification | Secondary | 77 (17%) |
| Tertiary | 380 (83%) | |
| First baby | No | 261 (57%) |
| Number of children | One | 192 (74%) |
| Two or more | 68 (26%) | |
| Choose not to answer | 1 (0%) | |
| Diagnosis during pregnancy (multiple responses allowed) | Iron deficiency | 219 (48%) |
| Anaemia | 29 (6%) | |
| Heartburn | 160 (35%) | |
| Gestational diabetes | 23 (5%) | |
| High blood pressure | 17 (4%) | |
| Other # | 45 (10%) | |
* Other ethnicities: African, South African, British, Kurdish, Latin American, Russian, Scottish. # Other diagnoses: hyperemesis gravidarum, pre-eclampsia, cholestasis, fibroids, hypothyroidism, morning sickness, prolapsed disc, low platelets, tachycardia, constipation, polyhydramnios, B12 deficiency, thrush.