Discovering a pregnancy after 30 weeks: a qualitative study on explanations for unperceived pregnancy

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Table 1. Characteristics of participants.

Women with an unperceived pregnancy (of ≥30 weeks) (N = 8)
Age (years)			Number of pregnancy (N = 9)*
<20		1	First		7
20–24		2	Second		1
25–29		0	Third		1
30–34		2	Takes care of child(ren)
35–39		1	Yes		8
40–44		2	No		0
Age at discovery (years) (N = 9)*			Contraceptive use during pregnancy (N = 9)*
<20		1	Yes		7
20–24		2	No		2
25–29		0	Level of education
30–34		4	Medium education level**		6
35–39		1	Higher education level***		2
40–44		1
Pregnancy discovered at (weeks) (N = 9)*
30–34		4
35–39		1
Delivery		4
Professional experience with unperceived pregnancies (of ≥30 weeks) (N = 9)
Gender			Occupation
Female		9	Gynaecologist	3
Male		0	Midwife	6
Age (years)			Years of experience
25–29		1	0–5	2
30–34		2	5–10	2
35–39		2	10–15	3
40–44		1	15–20	2
45–49		0
50–54		1
55–59		1

*One participant experienced two unperceived pregnancies.

**Corresponds to ISCED level 6 (bachelor’s degree or equivalent tertiary educational level) [25].

***Corresponds to ISCED level 3 (upper secondary education) [25].

UNESCO Institute for Statistics. International standard classification of education: ISCED 2011. Montreal: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. 2012.

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