Table 1

Study population characteristics at index date, for all mothers at the birth of their first child

N=228 555 (n (%))
Year of child birth
 2000–2005108 475 (47.5)
 2006–2016120 080 (52.5)
Age (years) of mother
 ≤2786 243 (37.7)
 28–3169 295 (30.3)
 32–3432 799 (14.4)
 ≥3540 218 (17.6)
District
 Center153 862 (67.3)
 North39 139 (17.1)
 South35 554 (15.6)
Socioeconomic status*
 1–576 114 (33.3)
 647 279 (20.7)
 7–10105 162 (46.0)
Smoking
 Never200 122 (87.6)
 Ever20 488 (9.0)
 Unknown7945 (3.5)
Comorbid conditions
 Cardiovascular2486 (1.1)
 Diabetes mellitus1070 (0.5)
 Hypertension2232 (1.0)
 Cancer1507 (0.7)
 Fertility register42 389 (18.5)
  • *Scale between 1 (lowest) to 10.