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Table 2 Neonatal outcomes of women with and without antenatal depression

From: The association between symptoms of depression during pregnancy and low birth weight: a prospective study

 

Not depressed (EPDS< 12)

Depressed (EPDS≥12)

P

%

Number

%

Number

Newborn gender, male

51.8

574

57.8

155

0.074

Preterm birth

4.2

47

6.7

18

0.086

Low birth weight

2.0

22

4.5

12

0.018

Macrosomiaa

5.2

58

5.6

15

0.810

Small for gestational ageb

5.2

58

3.4

9

0.201

Large for gestational agec

4.2

47

4.9

13

0.659

  1. aMacrosomia was that birth weight was heavier than 4000 g
  2. bSmall for gestational age (SGA) was that birth weight was lower than the 10th percentile of the average weight of the same gestational age
  3. cLarge for gestational age (SGA) was that birth weight was greater than the 10th percentile of the average weight of the same gestational age
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

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