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Table 2 Participant characteristics

From: Freestanding midwifery units versus obstetric units: does the effect of place of birth differ with level of social disadvantage?

Characteristics

    

FMU

OU

 

N

(%)

N

(%)

Low obstetric risk of complications

839

(100)

839

(100)

Primiparas

215

(25.6)

215

(25.6)

Multiparas

624

(74.4)

624

(74.4)

Non-smokers

684

(81.4)

684

(81.4)

Smokers

156

(18.6)

156

(18.6)

First language Nordic or Western European

805

(96.0)

809

(96.4)

Other first language

34

(4.0)

30

(3.6)

No post-secondary education

230

(27.4)

230

(27.4)

Post-secondary education

609

(72.6)

609

(72.6)

Low level of employment*

535

(63.8)

535

(63.8)

High level of employment

304

(36.2)

304

(36.2)

Living with partner

815

(97.1)

819

(97.6)

Living alone

24

(2.9)

20

(2.4)

 

mean

(SD)

mean

(SD)

BMI

24.2

(3.9)

24.0

(3.9)

Age

29.4

(4.6)

30.2

(4.5)

  1. *Unskilled work, skilled work (vocational), work requiring maximally 2 years of post-secondary training.