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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants, by study group

From: How effective is the early support program Babylotse-Plus for psychosocially burdened mothers and their infants? A comparative intervention study

 

Intervention

N = 225

%

Control

N = 157

%

p-Value

Newborn’s sex

 Female

124

55.1

75

47.8

 

 Male

100

44.4

82

52.2

0.173

 Intersex

1

0.4

0

0

 

Birth weight < 3rd percentile

13

6.8

8

5.3

0.653

Multiple births

28

14.0

8

5.3

0.008

Premature delivery

29

14.9

38

24.8

0.028

Maternal age < 18 years

0

0.0

2

1.3

0.175

Maternal age < 21 years

33

15.3

15

9.7

0.120

2 or more children aged < 5 years (at home)

60

27.0

59

39.1

0.017

More than 4 children

23

10.6

10

6.5

0.197

First prenatal care visit after 20 weeks of pregnancy week

16

7.4

1

0.7

0.002

Smoking during pregnancy

69

31.1

34

21.9

0.017

Alcohol consumption during pregnancy

0

0.0

4

2.6

0.036

Indication of other addiction problems

1

0.5

1

0.6

0.763

Diagnosed psychiatric illness

16

7.1

11

7.2

1.000

Depression

7

3.1

5

3.2

1.000

Psychosis

1

0.4

0

0.0

1.000

Borderline

2

0.9

1

0.6

1.000

Other

9

4.0

5

3.2

0.704

Maternal sickness or handicap that is a barrier for childcare

9

4.3

49

32.2

< 0.001

Psychological distress through unwanted/repressed pregnancy

11

5.4

2

4.8

1.000

Psychological distress by ill / disabled family members

15

7.3

4

9.1

0.754

Psychological distress caused by problems with the partner relationship

18

8.9

2

4.9

0.542

Psychological distress caused by lack of coping with everyday life

29

14.1

6

14.3

1.000

Indication of domestic violence

6

3.0

0

0.0

1.000

Distress by integration problems

23

11.3

2

4.2

0.183

Distress by economic problems

45

21.7

23

42.6

0.003

Past / existing links to supporting institutions

14

7.3

1

2.4

0.319

Migration Background

132

60.0

69

45.7

0.008