Table 1

Study inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteriaExclusion criteria

  • Fluency in English

  • Age >16 years

  • A short Interpregnancy Interval (≤18 months between a live birth and the date of conception of the subsequent pregnancy)

  • Willingness to partake in the study

  • Previous pregnancy ended in miscarriage/abortion

  • <3 days postpartum at time of recruitment

  • For postpartum recruitment, women with a poor obstetric outcome during current admission (eg, neonatal death/severe maternal illness)