Table 3.

Maternal Characteristics of Participants.

	N (or M ± SD)	Percentage of sample
How many times have you been pregnant?	4.5 ± 2.5
How long has it been since you were pregnant (months)?	137.3 ± 127.6
Did you see a doctor during your most recent pregnancy?
Yes	35	83.3
No	7	16.7
Does seeing the doctor help your unborn baby to be healthy?
Yes	40	97.6
No	1	2.4
How much does seeing the doctor help your unborn baby to be healthy?
Very much	40	95.2
It does not make a difference	2	4.8
How soon should a woman see the doctor if she is pregnant?
Month 1	27	67.5
Month 2	4	10.0
Month 3	6	15.0
Month 4	0	0.0
Month 5	1	2.5
Month 6	0	0.0
Month 7	0	0.0
Month 8	0	0.0
Month 9	0	0.0
Only at delivery	2	5.0
When did you first see the doctor when you found out you were pregnant?
Month 1	15	37.5
Month 2	11	27.5
Month 3	8	20.0
Month 4	1	2.5
Month 5	1	2.5
Month 6	0	0.0
Month 7	1	2.5
Month 8	0	0.0
Month 9	0	0.0
Only at delivery	3	7.5
In the Marshall Islands, when do pregnant women see the doctor?
Month 1	13	34.2
Month 2	2	5.3
Month 3	6	15.8
Month 4	3	7.9
Month 5	4	10.5
Month 6	1	2.6
Month 7	0	0.0
Month 8	0	0.0
Month 9	2	5.3
Only at delivery	7	18.4

Note. Only valid percentages shown. Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding.