What are the effects of supporting early parenting by newborn behavioral observations (NBO)? A cluster randomised trial

Table 1 Maternal, infant and relationship factors at baseline in the intervention and comparison group

	Intervention group n = 1332		Comparison group n = 1234
	n	Mean (S.D.) (%)	n	Mean (S.D.) (%)	P-value
Maternal factors
Age (years)	1166	30.41 (4.64)	995	30.13 (4.84)	0.54¹
Short education	1164	(42%)	983	(37%)	0.15²
Single living	1156	(4%)	983	(4%)	0.93²
Parity first-time	1150	(45%)	976	(48%)	0.32²
Parenting Confidence Scale (KPCS)^a < 40	1088	(24%)	926	(21%)	0.11²
Major Depression Inventory (MDI)^b > 14	1084	(9%)	914	(8%)	0.47²
Infant factors
Preterm (less than 37 gestational weeks)	1150	(3%)	976	(4%)	0.33²
Age & Stages Questionnaire: (ASQ:SE)^b > 24	1109	(56%)	918	(53%)	0.10²
Average Age & Stages Questionnaire: (ASQ:SE)^b	1095	1.67 (0.91)	932	1.63 (0.90)	0.23¹
Relationship factors
Mother and Baby Interaction Scale (MABISC)^b	1085	8.48 (4.29)	909	8.35 (4.28)	0.46¹

Note ^ahigh score favourable ^blow score favourable. Mixed-effects regression¹ or logistic mixed-effects regression² analysis adjusted for clustering.

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