Table 2 Comparison of base-line characteristics between mother-infant dyads whereby the final intervention was performed within 48 h and after 48 h postpartum
Variables | Intervention <48 h n = 60 | Intervention >48 h n = 20 | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (standard deviation) | ||||
Maternal age during delivery (years) | 33.3 (4.7) | 31.9 (4.3) | 0.24 | |
Median (interquartile range) | ||||
Duration of observation mother (days) | 4 (3–5) | 4 (3.3–5) | 0.68 | |
Duration of observation infant (days) | 4 (3–5) | 4 (3.3–5) | 0.79 | |
n (%) | Odds ratio 95% CI | |||
Marital status | 0.26* | |||
Single | 6 (60.0) | 4 (40.0) | 1 (ref) | |
Married/living together/LATa | 54 (77.1) | 16 (22.9) | 0.44 0.11–1.77 | |
Smoking | 1.00* | |||
No | 55 (76.4) | 17 (23.6) | 1 (ref) | |
Yes | 5 (83.3) | 1 (16.7) | 0.65 0.07–5.93 | |
Unknown | 0 | 2 | ||
Type of psychotropic medication | 1.00* | |||
Solely antidepressant | 54 (75.0) | 18 (25.0) | 1 (ref) | |
Antidepressant and other type of psychotropic drug | 6 (75.0) | 2 (25.0) | 1.00 0.19–5.40 | |
Dosage | 0.19 | |||
Minimal or below minimal effective daily dosage | 25 (83.3) | 5 (16.7) | 1 (ref) | |
Above minimal effective daily dosage | 35 (70.0) | 15 (30.0) | 0.47 0.15–0.69 | |
Parity | 0.16 | |||
Primiparous | 32 (82.1) | 7 (17.9) | 1 (ref) | |
Multiparous | 28 (68.3) | 13 (31.7) | 2.12 0.74–6.06 | |
HADSb | ||||
Anxiety scale not elevated | 27 (73.0) | 10 (27.0) | 1 (ref) | 0.74 |
Anxiety scale elevated | 32 (76.2) | 10 (23.8) | 0.84 0.31–2.33 | |
Depression scale not elevated | 32 (74.4) | 11 (25.6) | 1 (ref) | 0.95 |
Depression scale elevated | 27 (75.0) | 9 (25.0) | 0.97 0.35–2.69 | |
No scales elevated | 24 (75.0) | 8 (25.0) | 1 (ref) | 0.96 |
One or both scales elevated | 35 (74.5) | 12 (25.5) | 1.03 0.37–2.89 | |
Unknown | 1 | 0 | ||
Gender infant | 0.60 | |||
Male | 32 (72.7) | 12 (27.3) | 1 (ref) | |
Female | 28 (77.8) | 8 (22.2) | 0.76 0.27–2.13 | |
Type of birth | 0.66 | |||
Vaginal | 45 (76.3) | 14 (23.7) | 1 (ref) | |
Caesarean Section | 15 (71.4) | 6 (28.6) | 1.29 0.42–3.94 | |
Type of feeding | 0.67 | |||
Breastfeeding or mixed feeding | 42 (73.7) | 15 (26.3) | 1 (ref) | |
Exclusively formula | 18 (78.2) | 5 (21.7) | 0.78 0.25–2.46 | |
Gestational age | 0.57* | |||
< 37 weeks | 4 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | Not possible to calculate | |
≥ 37 weeks | 56 (73.7) | 20 (26.3) | ||
Finnegan score, highest during observation | 0.50* | |||
< 4 | 12 (85.7) | 2 (14.3) | 1 (ref) | |
≥ 4 | 48 (72.7) | 18 (27.3) | 2.25 0.46–11.06 | |