Skip to main content

Table 2 Maternal and paternal Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) scores pre-fetoscopic laser ablation (FLA), post-FLA and postnatally

From: Parental attachment and depressive symptoms in pregnancies complicated by twin-twin transfusion syndrome: a cohort study

 

Maternal pre-FLA (n = 24)

Maternal post-FLA (n = 8)

Maternal postnatal (n = 5)

Paternal pre-FLA (n = 23)

Paternal post-FLA (n = 7)

Paternal postnatal (n = 5)

Total EPDS score median (IQR)

12.5* (7–17)

12.5† (9.5–17.5)

4 (3–7)

8* (5–11.5)

6† (4.5–9.5)

3 (2–9)

Number of participants above cut-off n/N (%)

10/24 (41.7)

4/8 (50.0)

0/5 (0.0)

6/23 (26.1)

1/7 (14.2)

1/5 (20.0)

  1. *p = 0.01 pre-FLA: maternal vs paternal, †p = 0.02 post-FLA: maternal vs paternal