Table 1 General features of our population (categorical data)

Maternal nationality

Italian

784

87.89%

Not italian

108

12.11%

Maternal job

Housewife

505

66.01%

Employee

170

22.22%

Craftwoman/tradewoman

25

3.27%

Professional

65

8.50%

Delivery type

Vaginal

414

46.67%

Elective caesarean section

329

37.09%

Emergency caesarian section

144

16.23%

Sex of the newborn

F

455

51.07%

M

436

48.93%