Characteristics | N | |
---|---|---|
WOMEN (N = 13) | MEN (N = 5) | |
Age (in years) | ||
Mean (SD) | 31 ± 4 | 31 ± 6 |
Range | 25–38 | 25–40 |
Marital Status | ||
Married | 13 | 5 |
Employment status in the perinatal period | ||
Employed | 5 | 2 |
Unemployed | 8 | 3 |
Education level | ||
4-year college degree | 7 | 0 |
Master’s degree | 2 | 1 |
Doctoral level degree | 2 | 2 |
Current graduate student | 2 | 2 |
Months lived in the US | ||
Mean (SD) | 27.1 ± 16.6 | 28.6 ± 18.7 |
Range | 1–50 | 13–60 |
Main caregiver throughout pregnancy for the woman | ||
Her mother | 3 | NA |
Mother-in-law | 1 | NA |
Husband | 5 | NA |
Herself | 4 | NA |
Main caregiver for the woman during the postpartum | ||
Her mother | 7 | NA |
Mother-in-law | 5 | NA |
Husband | 1 | NA |
Herself | 0 | NA |
Whether adhere to the tradition of “Doing the month “ | ||
Yes, for all my children | 3 | NA |
Yes, for my children born in China only | 1 | NA |
No | 7 | NA |
Other | 1 | NA |
Whether adhere to the tradition of “Doing the month “ | ||
Yes | 6 | NA |
No | 7 | NA |
Way paid for the delivery services | ||
Entirely on her own | 13 | NA |
Partly by medical insurance | 0 | NA |
Family annual income during the most recent pregnancy | ||
< $60,000 | 10 | 4 |
≧$60,000 | 3 | 1 |
Whether have children born in China | ||
Yes | 3 | 4 |
No | 10 | 1 |
Whether have children born in the US | ||
Yes | 10 | 1 |
No | 3 | 4 |
Family structure | ||
Nuclear family | 9 | 4 |
Dyadic nuclear family | 1 | 0 |
Live with own parents | 2 | 0 |
Live with parents-in-law | 0 | 1 |
Live with child only | 1 | 0 |