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Table 3 Maternal pregnancy situation, childbirth situation, and child situation at childbirth in stepfamilies and non-stepfamilies

From: Characteristics of stepfamilies and maternal mental health compared with non-stepfamilies in Japan

 

Stepfamilies

n = 47

n (%)

Non-stepfamilies

n = 2199

n (%)

p value

Maternal pregnancy situation and the childbirth situation

 Presence or absence of participation in childbirth education classes

  Yes

20 (42.6)

1700 (77.8)

<.001a

  No

27 (57.4)

484 (22.2)

 

 Smoking during pregnancy

  No

37 (80.4)

2116 (97.6)

<.001b

  Yes

9 (19.6)

51 (2.4)

 

 Planned pregnancy

  Yes

21 (45.7)

1453 (66.9)

.003a

  No

25 (54.3)

720 (33.1)

 

 Complicated birth

  No

41 (87.2)

1987 (91.5)

.298b

  Yes

6 (12.8)

184 (8.5)

 

Child situation at childbirth

 Gestational age (weeks)

  ≥37

41 (93.2)

1999 (94.4)

.722b

  <37

3 (6.8)

118 (5.6)

 

 Birth weight

  ≥2500 g

43 (93.5)

1987 (91.8)

.684b

  <2500 g

3 (6.5)

177 (8.2)

 
  1. No answers were excluded
  2. aChi-squared test
  3. bFisher’s exact probability test