Table 3.
Pregnancy-related characteristics among all interviewed mothers, mothers of children with FASD and mothers of control children.
| Pregnancy-Related Characteristics | All Interviewed Mothers (n = 173) | Mothers of Children with FASD (n = 19) | Mothers of Children Considered Deferred cases (n = 5) | Mothers of Control Children (n = 37) | Statistical Test a | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Received financial support during pregnancy from relative and/or non-relative | 21 (12.1) | 3 (15.8) | 2 (40.0) | 2 (5.4) | X = 3.801 | 0.149 |
| Received financial support was at least half of respondent’s income | 14 (8.1) | 3 (15.8) | 2 (40.0) | 0 (0.0) | X = 6.187 | 0.045 |
| Financial supported provided by: | ||||||
| Child’s grandmother or grandfather | 7 (4.1) | 2 (10.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | X = 6.587 | 0.086 |
| Child’s father | 6 (3.5) | 1 (5.3) | 2 (40.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Other relative | 3 (1.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.7) | ||
| Other non-relative | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Planned pregnancy—n (%) | 126 (72.8) | 12 (63.2) | 5 (100.0) | 31 (83.8) | X = 5.242 | 0.155 |
| Number of pregnancies—mean (SD) | 2.8 (1.3) | 3.5 (2.3) | 2.8 (1.3) | 2.7 (1.2) | t = 1.809 | 0.076 |
| Range | 1–11 | 1–11 | 1–4 | 1–7 | ||
| Number of live births—mean (SD) | 2.3 (0.9) | 2.5 (1.6) | 2.0 (0.7) | 2.2 (0.6) | t = 0.873 | 0.387 |
| Range | 1–8 | 1–8 | 1–3 | 1–4 | ||
| Any children born prematurely (yes)—n (%) | 28 (16.2) | 3 (15.8) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (10.8) | X = 0.285 | 0.594 |
| Any children with a birth defect (yes)—n (%) | 20 (11.6) | 4 (21.1) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (5.4) | X = 3.213 | 0.073 |
| Point of pregnancy recognition (weeks)—Mean (SD) | 4.6 (2.3) | 4.1 (1.2) | 4.4 (2.6) | 4.9 (1.8) | t = 1.717 | 0.092 |
| Range | 1–20 | 1–6 | 1–8 | 2–9 |
a Comparing children with FASD with control children; t—t-score (unpaired Student’s t-test); X—Chi-square test statistic.