Table 1 Demographic information, previous birth history for all 817 women included in the analysis.
Information on mothers | F (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Age (mean =30.8) | 37+ | 100 (12.2%) |
28–36 | 505 (61.9%) | |
< 27 | 212 (25.9%) | |
Marital status | Divorced | 5 (0.6%) |
Married | 812 (99.4%) | |
Occupation | Employed | 64 (7.8%) |
Housewife | 753 (92.2%) | |
Socioeconomic status | Satisfactory | 815 (99.8%) |
Not Satisfactory | 2 (0.2%) | |
BMI (mean = 28.6) | Underweight | 22 (2.7%) |
Normal | 102 (12.5%) | |
Overweight | 248 (30.4%) | |
Obese | 445 (54.5%) | |
Previous live births history | ||
Live Births | No live births | 279 (34.1%) |
One live birth | 251 (30.7%) | |
Two live births | 153 (18.7%) | |
Three live births | 91 (11.1%) | |
Four or more live births | 44 (5.3%) | |
Miscarriages | No previous miscarriages | 558 (68.3%) |
One previous miscarriage | 156 (19.1%) | |
Two previous miscarriages | 61 (7.5%) | |
Three or more previous miscarriages | 42 (5.2%) | |
Ectopic pregnancies | No ectopic pregnancies | 804 (98.4%) |
One or more ectopic pregnancies | 13 (1.6%) | |
Stillbirths | No previous stillbirths | 784 (96%) |
One previous stillbirth | 27 (3.3%) | |
Two or more previous stillbirths | 6 (0.7%) | |
Induced abortions | No induced abortions | 796 (97.4%) |
One or more induced abortions | 21 (2.5%) | |
Caesarean Sections | No previous CS | 493 (60.3%) |
One previous CS | 176 (21.5%) | |
Two previous CS | 92 (11.3%) | |
3 or more previous CS | 56 (6.8%) | |
Preterm | No previous PTB | 737 (90.2%) |
One previous PTB | 68 (7.1%) | |
Two or more previous PTB | 22 (2.7%) | |
