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Table 1 Women’s socio-demographic and clinical characteristics

From: Drug prescribing during pregnancy in a central region of Italy, 2008-2012

  

Number

Percent

Age at delivery (years)

<=24

13,483

7.1

25-29

36,524

19.2

30-34

67,665

35.6

35-39

56,622

29.8

> = 40

15,629

8.2

Nationality

Italian

170,161

89.6

Other

19,762

10.4

Level of educationa

None or Elementary school (<=5 years)

9777

5.1

Middle school (8 years)

42,535

22.4

High school (12-13 years)

97,271

51.2

Bachelor degree (> 13 years)

39,309

20.7

Gestagional age

Preterm (< 37 weeks)

13,289

7.0

Full-term (37 e 42 weeks)

176,103

92.7

Post-term (> 42 weeks)

531

0.3

Paritya

0

116,144

61.1

1

58,587

30.8

≥2

15,175

8.0

  1. aThe percentages may not sum 100% due to missing data