Research Article
The Leading Concerns of American Women with Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy Calling Motherisk NVP Helpline
Table 2
Demographic characteristics of the 195 USA callers.
| | | NVP/NVP and safety () | Safety of medications () | | | | | % | | % |
| | Gestational age (gestational weeks) | Average | 9.08 | | 9.64 | | | St. Dev. | 3.67 | | 3.94 | | | Min | 4.00 | | 5.00 | | | Max | 27.50 | | 20.00 | |
| | Maternal age (years) | Average | 31.69 | | 32.30 | | | St. Dev. | 5.98 | | 5.88 | | | Min | 18.20 | | 18.00 | | | Max | 45.00 | | 40.00 | |
| | Maternal weight (lb) | Average | 140.15 | | 142.38 | | | St. Dev. | 29.01 | | 30.01 | | | Min | 94.00 | | 104.00 | | | Max | 305.00 | | 226.00 | |
| | Ethnicity | Black | 10 | 6.0% | — | | | Caucasian | 38 | 22.8% | — | | | Hispanic | 8 | 4.8% | — | | | Asian | 1 | 0.6% | — | |
| | Education | High school | 13 | 7.8% | — | | | College | 5 | 3.0% | — | | | University | 12 | 7.2% | — | | | Postgraduate | 14 | 8.4% | — | |
| | Marital status | Single | 5 | 3.0% | — | | | Living with partner | 6 | 3.6% | — | | | Married | 66 | 39.5% | — | |
| | Employment status | Unemployed | 3 | 1.8% | — | | | Homemaker | 25 | 15.0% | — | | | Employed | 39 | 23.4% | — | |
| | Gravidity (number of pregnancies) | Gravidity 1 | 42 | 25.1% | 8 | 28.6% | | Gravidity 2 | 52 | 31.1% | 7 | 25.0% | | Gravidity 3 | 28 | 16.8% | 8 | 28.6% | | Gravidity 4 | 23 | 13.8% | 2 | 7.1% | | Gravidity ≥ 5 | 21 | 12.6% | 2 | 7.1% |
| | Parity (number) | Parity 0 | 48 | 28.7% | 9 | 32.1% | | Parity 1 | 72 | 43.1% | 11 | 39.3% | | Parity 2 | 29 | 17.4% | 4 | 14.3% | | Parity 3 | 8 | 4.8% | 2 | 7.1% | | Parity 4 | 4 | 2.4% | 1 | 3.6% | | Parity ≥ 5 | 5 | 3.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
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