Table 1.

Sample characteristics (N = 150).

Characteristics	N	%
Age (Mean = 32.5)
Age <35 years old	108	72%
Age > 35 years old	42	28%
Weeks of gestation (Mean = 39.2)
?37 weeks	142	95%
<37 weeks	8	5%
Education attainment
High school	11	7.3%
Bachelor's degree	109	72.7%
Graduate degree	30	20%
Indications for cesarean section
Previous cesarean section	59	39.3%
Nullipara secondary arrest of labor	47	31.3%
Failure to progress in labor	16	10.6%
Non-cephalic positions	12	5.3%
Hypertensive complication	8	5.3%
Other complications	8	5.3%
Type of delivery
Cesarean section during Labor	124	82.6%
Scheduled cesarean section	15	10%
Emergency cesarean section	11	7.4%
Use of oxytocin during childbirth
Yes	38	25.3%
No	112	74.7%
Skin to skin contact
Yes	132	88%
No	18	12%