Table 3 |
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Pregnancy and labour/delivery characteristics of the AOB study participants |
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Characteristic |
n(%) |
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Pregnancy intention (n=3355) |
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Trying to get pregnant |
2698 (80.4) |
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Not trying to get pregnant |
657 (19.6) |
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Feelings about pregnancy (n=3348) |
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Happy |
2913 (87) |
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Unhappy/not sure |
435 (13) |
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Gravidity (n=3338) |
|
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Nulligravida |
1192 (35.7) |
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Primi/Multigravida |
2141 (64.3) |
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Parity (n=3340) |
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Nulliparous |
1637 (49) |
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Primi/Multiparous |
1703 (51) |
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Weight gain during pregnancya (n=3002) |
|
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Inadequate |
895 (29.8) |
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Adequate |
1239 (41.3) |
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Excessive |
868 (28.9) |
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Method of delivery (n=3055) |
|
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Vaginal |
2297 (75.2) |
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Caesarean section |
758 (24.8) |
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Gestational age (n=3032) |
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<34wks |
51 (1.7) |
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34-36 wks |
190 (6.2) |
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37+ wks |
2791 (92.1) |
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Small for Gestational Age (singletons; n=2836) |
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SGA |
300 (10.6) |
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Not SGA |
2536 (89.4) |
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Large for Gestational Age (singletons; n=2836) |
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LGA |
251 (8.9) |
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Not LGA |
2585 (91.1) |
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Breastfeeding initiation (n=3057) |
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Yes |
2993 (97.9) |
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No |
64 (2.1) |
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Exclusive breastfeeding at 1 wk (n=2969)b |
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Yes |
1786 (60.2) |
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No |
1183 (39.8) |
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Exclusive breastfeeding at 4-months (n=2976)b |
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Yes |
1809 (60.8) |
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No |
1167 (39.2) |
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a Difference in weight between 34-36wks and pre-pregnancy b Among those who initiated breastfeeding |
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McDonald et al. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013 13(Suppl 1):S2 doi:10.1186/1471-2393-13-S1-S2 |
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