Table 1 Characteristics of women in the study group at the three points in early motherhood
From: Mental well-being during stages of COVID-19 lockdown among pregnant women and new mothers
First trimester | Eight weeks postpartum | Five months postpartum | |
|---|---|---|---|
(n = 669) | (n = 222) | (n = 170) | |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Period | |||
1 | 240 (35.9) | ||
2 | 60 (9.0) | ||
3 | 172 (25.7) | 10 (4.5) | |
4 | 101 (15.1) | 108 (48.7) | 31 (18.2) |
5 | 71 (10.6) | 56 (25.2) | 85 (50.0) |
6 | 25 (3.7) | 48 (21.6) | 54 (31.8) |
Age | |||
≤ 25 years | 40 (6.0) | 8 (3.6) | 5 (2.9) |
26–30 years | 208 (31.1) | 72 (32.4) | 52 (30.6) |
31–35 years | 259 (38.7) | 95 (42.8) | 71 (41.8) |
> 35 years | 162 (24.2) | 47 (21.2) | 42 (24.7) |
Number of children in the household | (1 missing) | (6 missing) | (6 missing) |
No children | 273 (40.9) | 106 (49.1) | 74 (45.1) |
One child | 305 (45.7) | 88 (40.7) | 73 (44.5) |
Two or more children | 90 (13.5) | 22 (10.2) | 17 (10.4) |
Employment status | (2 missing) | (6 missing) | (7 missing) |
Employed | 546 (81.9) | 172 (79.6) | 129 (79.1) |
Under education | 59 (8.9) | 23 (10.7) | 16 (9.8) |
Unemployed or sick leave | 62 (9.3) | 21 (9.7) | 18 (11.0) |