Table 2 Differences in HADS scores (anxiety and depression) between defined periods in the pandemic at three points in motherhood (first trimester of pregnancy, 8 weeks postpartum and 5 months postpartum)
From: Mental well-being during stages of COVID-19 lockdown among pregnant women and new mothers
First trimester | Eight weeks postpartum | Five months postpartum | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
mean diff1 (95%CI) | p-value | power to detect a 1.5 point difference | mean diff1 (95%CI) | p-value | power to detect a 1.5 point difference | mean diff1 (95%CI) | p-value | power to detect a 1.5 point difference | |
HADS Anxiety | 0.20462 | 0.11722 | 0.51752 | ||||||
1 | −0.79 (−1.66; 0.08) | 0.0742 | 0.83 | ||||||
2 | 0.12 (− 1.00; 1.24) | 0.8334 | 0.61 | ||||||
3 | −0.78 (−1.69; 0.12) | 0.0900 | 0.80 | −0.71 (−2.92; 1.50) | 0.5294 | 0.21 | |||
4 | −0.39 (−1.38; 0.60) | 0.4411 | 0.72 | −1.23 (− 2.30; − 0.15) | 0.0251 | 0.68 | −0.34 (− 1.57; 0.90) | 0.5955 | 0.71 |
5 | (ref) | (ref) | (ref) | ||||||
6 | −0.14 (−1.65; 1.37) | 0.8575 | 0.39 | −0.22 (−1.55; 1.10) | 0.7408 | 0.52 | 0.41 (−0.64; 1.45) | 0.4457 | 0.86 |
HADS Depression | 0.78882 | 0.48832 | 0.56672 | ||||||
1 | −0.36 (−1.07; 0.35) | 0.3224 | 0.95 | ||||||
2 | −0.46 (−1.37; 0.45) | 0.3183 | 0.80 | ||||||
3 | −0.27 (−1.00; 0.47) | 0.4804 | 0.94 | −0.37 (−2.31; 1.57) | 0.7103 | 0.31 | |||
4 | −0.15 (− 0.95; 0.67) | 0.7154 | 0.88 | − 0.67 (−1.57; 0.23) | 0.1441 | 0.86 | −0.50 (−1.59; 0.58) | 0.3637 | 0.74 |
5 | (ref) | (ref) | (ref) | ||||||
6 | 0.25 (−0.91; 1.45) | 0.6852 | 0.55 | −0.16 (−1.26; 0.94) | 0.7749 | 0.72 | 0.09 (−0.82; 1.01) | 0.8424 | 0.89 |