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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the participants (n = 24)

From: Safe start at home: what parents of newborns need after early discharge from hospital – a focus group study

Characteristics

No. (%)

Age

n = 23a

 

mean 32.7 ± X yrs

range 26–43 yrs

Sex

n = 24

 Female

20 (83 %)

 Male

04 (17 %)

Professional education

n = 24

  > 4 yrs

14 (58 %)

 2–4 yrs

09 (38 %)

  < 2 yrs

01 (04 %)

Origin

n = 24

 Swiss background

16 (67 %)

 Migrant backgroundb

08 (33 %)

Family situation

n = 24

 Partnered

23 (96 %)

 Single

01 (04 %)

Parity

n = 24

 One child

21 (88 %)

 Two children

02 (08 %)

 Three children

01 (04 %)

Place of delivery

n = 24

 Hospital

22 (92 %)

 Birthing center

02 (08 %)

Mode of delivery

n = 24

 Vaginal

06 (25 %)

 Assisted vaginal

08 (33 %)

 Cesarean

10 (42 %)

Duration of hospital stay

n = 23a

  > 5 days

06 (26 %)

 4–5 days

14 (61 %)

  ≤ 3 days

03 (13 %)

Midwifery care at home

n = 24

 

19 (80 %)

Use of community-based health visitors

n = 23a

20 (87 %)

  1. aunknown for one participant bGermany, Turkey, Iceland, South Africa and two double nationalities not counted in the statistic (Switzerland-France, Switzerland-Netherlands)