Table 1

Participants characteristics

Characteristics	Midwife-led care (n=100)	Regular care (n=100)	P value*
Time point of interview/weeks since birth†	16.0 (11.0–18.8)	16.0 (8.0–22.8)	0.499
Age‡	26.6 (5.8)	26.3 (5.6)	0.688
Age at marriage†	20.3 (18.0–22.0)	20.7 (18.0–22.8)	0.812
Age at first birth†	21.5 (19.0–23.0)	21.8 (19.3–23.0)	0.997
Nulliparous§	32	38	0.459
Multiparous§	68	62	0.459
Number of previous pregnancies†	2.0 (1.0–3.0)	2.0 (1.0–3.0)	0.125
Number of live born children†	2.0 (1.0–3.0)	2.0 (1.0–3.0)	0.104
Education level§
Up to master’s degree after high school	46	37	0.251
High school	54	63	0.251
Employment§
Woman has employment (full-time or part-time)	15	10	0.393
Woman not employed	85	90	0.393
Husband has regular employment	64	49	0.020
Husband employed now and then	32	50	0.014
Husband not employed	4	1	0.369
Social§
Husband must live outside home to work	9	15	0.119
Women's parents live in same village	34	63	0.0001
Not smoking§	94	86	0.097