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Table 2 Pregnancy and Delivery Characteristics in study groups I–III compared with the reference group

From: Does unemployment in family affect pregnancy outcome in conditions of high quality maternity care?

Characteristic

Reference

(n = 18961) %

I Mother unemployed

(n = 3388) %

P

II Father unemployed

(n = 1551) %

P

III Both parents unemployed

(n = 1037) %

P

Prolonged gravidity

4.9

5.3

0.38

4.1

0.12

5.1

0.79

Low hemoglobin

1.4

1.9

0.01

1.8

0.14

2.1

0.040

Meconium stained AF

10.5

11.4

0.11

10.4

0.99

11.1

0.51

Amnionitis

1.5

1.5

0.88

1.5

0.86

1.3

0.46

Pre-eclampsia

3.3

3.0

0.32

4.1

0.11

3.0

0.58

Inducted delivery

15.9

18.9

0.001

17.9

0.039

17.1

0.32

  1. AF = amniotic fluid