Use of Postpartum Care: Predictors and Barriers

Table 2

Maternal demographic and socioeconomic characteristics by postpartum visit status. 2007 LAMBS.

	𝑁	Has postpartum visit		Lacks postpartum visit		Chi square; 𝑃 value
		3748 (92%)		327 (8%)
		%	SE	%	SE
Maternal race/ethnicity						0.0032
Non-Hispanic White	794	92.7	1.11	7.3	1.11
Hispanic	2495	91.7	0.54	8.3	0.54
Non-Hispanic Black	244	85.4	2.27	14.6	2.27
Asian/pacific islander	501	93.8	1.16	6.2	1.16
Native American	41	90.2	4.65	9.8	4.65
Maternal age, years						<0.0001
0 to 16	44	75.4	6.72	24.6	6.72
17 to 18	176	87.7	2.75	12.3	2.75
19 to 29	1970	90.2	0.68	9.8	0.68
30 to 39	1716	94.7	0.56	5.3	0.56
40 to 49	169	95.3	1.86	4.7	1.86
Family income						<0.0001
<$20,000	1509	89.0	0.82	11.0	0.82
$20,000–39,000	858	93.3	0.90	6.7	0.90
$40,000–59,000	402	93.3	1.37	6.7	1.37
$60,000–99,000	530	95.9	0.96	4.1	0.96
>$100,000	536	97.3	0.80	2.7	0.80
Not stated	240	90.1	1.97	9.9	1.97
Marital status						<0.0001
Married	2373	94.9	0.49	5.1	0.49
Separated/divorced	103	85.1	3.64	14.9	3.64
Widowed	6	84.9	14.20	15.1	14.20
Never married but living together	1098	89.2	0.90	10.8	0.90
Never married but living apart	431	85.0	1.80	15.0	1.80
Not stated	64	93.1	3.10	6.9	3.10
Maternal education						0.0004
Less than HS	1019	90.5	0.97	9.5	0.97
HS grad	1045	90.8	0.91	9.2	0.91
Some college or more	873	91.4	0.91	8.6	0.91
Not stated	1138	95.7	0.65	4.3	0.65
Pregnancy intendedness						<0.0001
Yes	1181	95.3	0.67	4.7	0.67
Yes, but not trying hard	481	91.4	1.41	8.7	1.41
No, trying hard to keep from getting pregnant	611	89.5	1.36	10.5	1.36
Neither trying nor preventing pregnancy	1735	90.2	0.76	9.8	0.76
Not stated	67	92.6	3.17	7.4	3.17
Prenatal care						<0.0001
Yes	4019	92.0	0.46	8.0	0.46
No	56	73.6	6.12	26.4	6.12
Care received prior to pregnancy						0.0177
Yes	1212	93.8	0.73	6.2	0.73
No	2184	91.0	0.68	9.0	0.68
Not stated	679	90.7	1.14	9.3	1.14
Preterm birth/low birth weight						0.0189
Yes	739	89.5	1.13	10.5	1.13
No	3336	92.1	0.50	7.9	0.50
Newborn visit						0.09
Yes	3980	91.9	0.46	8.1	0.46
No	62	85.1	4.62	14.9	4.62
Not stated	33	85.4	6.90	14.6	6.90
Insurance status						<0.0001
No insurance	1339	92.2	0.74	7.8	0.74
Medi-Cal	788	85.6	1.27	14.4	1.27
Private	1692	94.7	0.59	5.3	0.59
Other	119	97.3	1.60	2.7	1.60
Not stated	137	93.8	2.25	6.2	2.25

Bolded text indicates the association was statistically significant.