Table 1 Baseline characteristics at 1 ^st antenatal visit between intervention and control groups ¹

Age (years)

32.0 ± 3.8

31.7 ± 4.2

0.42

Gestation (wks)

12.8 ± 2.4

12.8 ± 2.3

0.65

Weight (kg)

72.5 ± 12.4

71.9 ± 12.4

0.64

Height (m)

1.66 ± 0.6

1.66 ± 0.6

0.37

BMI (kg/m²)

26.4 ± 4.4

26.3 ± 4.2

0.81

N (%)

N (%)

3^rd level Education³

132 (56.2)

150 (52.6)

0.46

Smoke

10 (4.3)

16 (5.6)

0.47

White Native Irish

209 (88.9)

246 (86.3)

0.24

Physically active⁴

59 (25.1)

62 (21.8)

0.37

Breastfeed 1^st child⁵

145 (61.7)

171 (60.0)

0.78