TABLE 1.

Characteristics of Survey Respondents Who Participated in the Godmother Project, São Paulo, Brazil

Characteristic

No. (%)

(N=232)

Age, years
 <2513 (5.6)
 25–3493 (40.1)
 35 or more126 (54.3)
Race (self-reported)
 White143 (61.7)
 Mixeda65 (28.0)
 Asian13 (5.6)
 Black11 (4.7)
Marital status
 Married185 (79.8)
 Cohabitating35 (15.1)
 Other12 (5.1)
Education
 <12 years4 (1.7)
 12 years21 (9.1)
 >12 years207 (89.2)
Current employment
 Employed160 (69.0)
 Unemployed33 (14.2)
 On maternity leave39 (16.8)
Current reproductive status
 Pregnant168 (72.4)
 Postpartum64 (27.6)
Gestational age, weeks (n=168)
 <123 (1.8)
 12–2847 (28.0)
 >28118 (70.2)
Postpartum period, months (n=64)
 138 (59.4)
 2–326 (40.6)
Parity
 082 (35.3)
 1 or more150 (64.7)
Previous cesarean delivery (n=150)
 066 (44.0)
 171 (47.3)
 2 or more13 (8.7)
  • a Black and White.