Table 2 Characteristics of women sampled in the pre and post intervention surveys
From: Promoting childbirth companions in South Africa: a randomised pilot study
Outcomes | Childbirth companionship package included (intervention hospitals) | Childbirth companion package not included (control hospitals) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Women interviewed | Before | 215 | 199 | 204 | 214 | 207 | 203 | 204 | 207 | 206 | 231 |
| Â | After | 200 | 221 | 211 | 215 | 209 | 204 | 200 | 199 | 199 | 200 |
Age (years) Mean (SD) | Before | 25.8(5.74) | 26.0 (5.48) | 25.9 (5.54) | 26.7 (6.78) | 25.9 (6.3) | 26.4 (6.85) | 26.2 (5.8) | 25.4 (5.07) | 25.5 (6.37) | 28.2 (6.43) |
| Â | After | 26.2 (5.9) | 25.8 (5.82) | 26.5 (5.62) | 26.6 (6.15) | 26.1 (6.4) | 25.9 (6.6) | 26.4 (5.89) | 26.0 (5.62) | 25.5 (6.14) | 27.1 (6.81) |
Gestation (wks) Mean (SD) | Before | 39.5 (1.7) | 39.9 (0.91) | 39.9 (0.53) | 38.0 (3.22) | 39.4 (2.29) | 38.4 (2.25) | 39.4 (1.94) | 40 (0.197) | 39.5 (1.95) | 39.1 (2.65) |
| Â | After | 39.3(1.24) | 37.8 (1.57) | 39.8 (0.81) | 36.8 (2.9) | 38.9 (1.73) | 37.3 (2.3) | 39.4 (2.05) | 40 (0.24) | 39.4 (1.76) | 39.9 (2.63) |