Table 1

Details of parents (mothers, n=59; fathers, n=54)

Cohabiting91%
Interviewed as a couple75% (1st interview)
80% (2nd interview)
Age of mothers
 <208%
 20–2932%
 30–3954%
 40+5%
Age of fathers
 20–2933%
 30–3957%
 40+9%
Parity of mothers31% primigravidae
69% 1–5 previous pregnancies
Previous infertility19%
Multiple births14%