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. 2021 May 11;11(5):e047681. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047681

Table 2.

Pregnant women’s survey: demographic factors and sleep-on-side advice associated with going-to-sleep position last night

Variable Supine last night
n=30
Non-supine last night
n=1587
Univariable OR (95% CI)
Gestation at participation 34.0 (30.0–37.0) 34.0 (30.0–37.0) 1.03 (0.93 to 1.13)
Maternal age (years) 29.0 (23.0–34.0) 30.0 (26.0–33.0) 0.98 (0.92 to 1.05)
Ethnicity
 European 9 (30.0) 927 (58.4) 1
 Māori 12 (40.0) 245 (15.4) 5.05 (2.10 to 12.1)
 Pacific 5 (16.7) 172 (10.8) 2.99 (0.99 to 9.04)
 Indian 0 88 (5.6)
 Asian-non-Indian* 4 (13.3) 98 (6.2) 4.20 (1.27 to 13.90)
 Other ethnicity 0 57 (3.4)
Marital status
 Single 10 (33.3) 108 (6.8) 10.98 (4.25 to 28.42)
 Cohabitating couple 12 (40.0) 530 (33.4) 2.69 (1.09 to 6.61)
 Married couple 8 (26.7) 949 (59.8) 1
Parity
 0 16 (53.3) 861 (54.3) 0.96 (0.47 to 1.99)
 1+ 14 (46.7) 726 (45.8) 1
Lead maternity provider
 Midwifery continuity of care 21 (70.0) 1310 (82.6) 1
 Private obstetrician 2 (6.7) 106 (6.7) 1.18 (0.27 to 5.09)
 Hospital-based midwife/doctor 7 (23.3) 171 (10.8) 2.55 (1.07 to 6.10)
Education level
 Primary-secondary 14 (46.7) 419 (26.4) 2.80 (1.32 to 6.08)
 Tertiary 13 (43.3) 1103 (69.5) 1
 Overseas 3 (10.0) 65 (4.1) 3.92 (1.09 to 14.09)
Location
 Urban 19 (63.3) 1087 (68.5) 1
 Rural 11 (36.7) 500 (31.5) 1.26 (0.60 to 2.66)
Gestation at first pregnancy visit 8.5 (6.5–12.0) 8.0 (6.0–10.0) 1.04 (0.97 to 1.12)
First pregnancy body mass index (kg/m2) 27.1 (21.5–32.1) 25.1 (22.4–30.1) 1.03 (0.98 to 1.09)
Received sleep-on-side advice
 Yes 15 (50.0) 1381 (87.0) 1
 No 15 (50.0) 206 (13.0) 6.70 (3.23 to 13.92)

Data are column number (percentage) or median (IQR).

Participants with no recall of going-to-sleep position last night (n=16) were excluded from the univariable model.

*Asian-non-Indian includes South East Asian (n=56), Chinese (n=31) and Asian other (n=25).