Repeat cesarean section in subsequent gestation of women from a birth cohort in Brazil

Table 1 Sociodemographic and obstetrical characteristics of the primiparous mothers

Variável	Number	Percent	Total
Lives with the husband or partner
No	402	23.87	1684
Yes	1282	76.13
Schooling
0–8	731	43.98	1662
9–11	706	42.48
12 or more	225	13.54
Age
<=20	758	45.01	1684
21–34	860	51.07
35 or more	66	3.92
Asset index (AI)
1st quintile	205	16.4	1250
2nd quintile	214	17.12
3rd quintile	242	19.36
4th quintile	285	22.8
5th quintile	304	24.32
Number of prenatal medical visits
0–5	231	14.28	1618
6–9	744	45.98
10 or more	643	39.74
Seen by SUS^a
Yes	1274	75.65	1684
No	410	24.35
Skin color
White	1307	77.61	1684
Black	283	16.81
Other	94	5.58
Mode of delivery in 2004
Vaginal	851	50.53	1684
Cesarean section	833	49.47
Episiotomy
No	95	11.38	835
Yes	740	88.62

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