Table 2 Prevalence of characteristics, psychosocial and psychiatric triage items according to the presence of mental disorders 1
Total (n = 330) | Women with mental disorder (n =131) | Women without mental disorder (n = 199) | Total (n = 330) | Women with mental disorder (n =131) | Women without mental disorder (n = 199) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Socio-demographic characteristics | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | Life event item | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | |
Maternal age (years)2 | 31 | (27 - 35) | 32 | (29 - 35) | 31 | (27 - 34) | Sexual or physical abuse4 | 49 | (15) | 43 | (33) | 6 | (3) | |
Non-Western ethnicity | 121 | (37) | 58 | (44) | 63 | (32) | Substance use items | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | |
Smoking during pregnancy5 | ||||||||||||||
Socio economic status3 | No | 212 | (64) | 76 | (58) | 136 | (68) | |||||||
< 20th percentile | 175 | (53) | 70 | (53) | 105 | (53) | Yes, untill pregnancy was known | 66 | (20) | 25 | (19) | 41 | (21) | |
20th - 20th percentile | 119 | (36) | 43 | (33) | 76 | (38) | Yes, still | 52 | (16) | 30 | (23) | 22 | (11) | |
≥ 80th percentile | 36 | (11) | 18 | (14) | 18 | (9) | ||||||||
Alcohol consumption during pregnancy6 | ||||||||||||||
Educational level | No | 151 | (46) | 59 | (45) | 92 | (46) | |||||||
low | 44 | (13) | 20 | (15) | 24 | (12) | Yes, untill pregnancy was known | 167 | (51) | 63 | (48) | 104 | (52) | |
moderate | 168 | (51) | 75 | (57) | 93 | (47) | Yes, still | 12 | (4) | 9 | (7) | 3 | (2) | |
high | 118 | (36) | 36 | (27) | 82 | (41) | ||||||||
Illicit drug use during pregnancy | ||||||||||||||
Single status | 15 | (5) | 10 | (8) | 5 | (3) | No | 308 | (93) | 116 | (89) | 192 | (96) | |
Yes, untill pregnancy was known | 19 | (6) | 13 | (10) | 6 | (3) | ||||||||
Obstetric characteristics | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | Yes, still | 3 | (1) | 2 | (2) | 1 | (1) | |
Gestational age (weeks)2 | 24 | (14 - 31) | 23 | (16 - 32) | 24 | (14 - 31) | ||||||||
Psychiatric items | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | ||||||||
Gravidity | Hospital admission for mental disorder ever (woman herself) | 35 | (11) | 24 | (18) | 11 | (6) | |||||||
1 | 99 | (30) | 41 | (31) | 58 | (29) | ||||||||
2 | 113 | (34) | 36 | (27) | 77 | (39) | ||||||||
3 | 50 | (15) | 22 | (17) | 28 | (14) | Hospital admission of a first-degree relative for mental disorder ever | 44 | (13) | 21 | (16) | 23 | (12) | |
≥4 | 68 | (21) | 32 | (24) | 36 | (18) | ||||||||
Parity | Psychotropic medication use ever | 117 | (35) | 83 | (63) | 34 | (17) | |||||||
0 | 152 | (46) | 65 | (50) | 87 | (44) | ||||||||
1 | 110 | (33) | 35 | (27) | 75 | (38) | Professional psychiatric treatment ever | 175 | (53) | 105 | (80) | 70 | (35) | |
2 | 43 | (13) | 19 | (15) | 24 | (12) | ||||||||
3 | 16 | (5) | 8 | (6) | 8 | (4) | Traumatic experience ever | 104 | (32) | 72 | (55) | 32 | (16) | |
≥4 | 9 | (3) | 4 | (3) | 5 | (3) | ||||||||
Feelings of a depressed mood ever | 169 | (51) | 109 | (83) | 60 | (30) | ||||||||
Psychosocial items | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | ||||||||
Insufficient social support | 50 | (15) | 34 | (26) | 16 | (8) | Panic attac ever | 130 | (39) | 88 | (67) | 42 | (21) | |
Relational problems | 47 | (14) | 38 | (29) | 9 | (5) | Current psychiatric symptoms | 80 | (24) | 70 | (53) | 10 | (5) | |
Financial debts | 68 | (21) | 43 | (33) | 25 | (13) | Current severe depressive or anxious symptoms | 75 | (23) | 62 | (47) | 13 | (7) | |
Unstable housing | 15 | (5) | 10 | (9) | 5 | (3) | ||||||||
Current severe fear of childbirth | 70 | (21) | 45 | (34) | 30 | (15) | ||||||||
Unplanned pregnancy | 133 | (40) | 68 | (52) | 65 | (33) | ||||||||
Edinburgh Depression Scale score2 | 3 | (1 - 10) | 12 | (5 - 17) | 2 | (0 - 3) | ||||||||
Unwanted pregnancy | 30 | (9) | 20 | (15) | 10 | (5) | ||||||||