Variabele | Â | Home birth N = 255 (56.8%) | Short-stay hospital birth N = 194 (43.2%) | P-value* |
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Age in years | Mean (SD) | 28.75 (3.89) | 29.06 (3.90) | 0.39 |
Body Mass Index | Mean (SD) | 23.79 (3.74) | 23.51 (3.84) | 0.43 |
Gestation age questionnaire 1 in weeks | Mean (SD) | 16.2 (4.1) | 15.6 (3.7) | 0.11 |
Cambridge Worry Scale | Mean (SD) | 1.67(0.44) | 1.69(0.43) | 0.678 |
Nationality respondent | Â | Â | Â | 0.235 |
Dutch | Â | 98.4 | 96.0 | Â |
West-European | Â | 0.4 | 1.5 | Â |
East-European | Â | 0 | 1.0 | Â |
Not European | Â | 1.2 | 1.5 | Â |
Nationality mother of the respondent | Â | Â | Â | 0.057 |
Dutch | Â | 97.2 | 92.3 | Â |
West-European | Â | 1.2 | 2.6 | Â |
East-European | Â | 0 | 1.0 | Â |
Not European | Â | 1.6 | 4.1 | Â |
Nationality father of the respondent | Â | Â | Â | 0.230 |
Dutch | Â | 95.6 | 90.8 | Â |
West-European | Â | 2.0 | 4.1 | Â |
East-European | Â | 0.4 | 1.0 | Â |
Not European | Â | 2.0 | 4.1 | Â |
Education | Â | Â | Â | 0.901 |
Elementary school | Â | 5.9 | 5.2 | Â |
Secondary school | Â | 40.0 | 38.7 | Â |
High school/University | Â | 54.1 | 56.1 | Â |
Income per month | Â | Â | Â | 0.870 |
< 2500 euro | Â | 24.0 | 21.7 | Â |
2500-3000 euro | Â | 27.5 | 22.7 | Â |
> 3000 euro | Â | 29.8 | 34.5 | Â |
no information | Â | 18.7 | 21.1 | Â |
Marital state | Â | Â | Â | 0.703 |
Married/cohabiting | Â | 98.4 | 99.0 | Â |
Single | Â | 1.6 | 1.0 | Â |
Distance to hospital | Â | Â | Â | 0.136 |
< 5 minutes | Â | 12.2 | 6.7 | Â |
5 - 10 minutes | Â | 23.1 | 28.9 | Â |
10 - 15 minutes | Â | 40.0 | 44.8 | Â |
> 15 minutes | Â | 24.3 | 19.1 | Â |
I do not know | Â | 0.4 | 0.5 | Â |
Participating in antenatal classes | Â | Â | Â | 0.171 |
Yes | Â | 60.9 | 52.1 | Â |
No | Â | 12.6 | 14.4 | Â |
I do not know | Â | 26.5 | 33.5 | Â |
First pregnancy | Â | Â | Â | 0.375 |
Yes | Â | 81.6 | 85.1 | Â |
No | Â | 18.4 | 14.9 | Â |
Comorbidity | Â | Â | Â | 0.189 |
Yes | Â | 15.8 | 22.2 | Â |
No | Â | 84.2 | 77.8 | Â |