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Table 2 Maternal characteristics

From: Risk factors associated with birth defects at a tertiary care center in Pakistan

 

N(%)

Gestational Age

<20

39(6.6)

20-25

87(14.8)

26-30

173(29.5)

31-35

227(38.7)

>40

61(10.4)

Maternal Occupation

Housewife

379(63.9)

Labor

143(24.4)

Skilled Job

62(10.6)

Business

3(0.5)

Maternal Education

None

384(65.4)

Could Write Own Name

107(18.2)

Undergraduate

91(15.5)

Graduate

5(0.9)

Maternal Comorbids

Diabetes Mellitus

14(2.4)

Hypertension

81(13.3)

Pregnancy Period

Preterm

227(38.7)

Term

294(50.1)

Postterm

66(11.2)