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Table 1 Participants and COVID-19 characteristics

From: The mental health crisis of expectant women in the UK: effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on prenatal mental health, antenatal attachment and social support

Participant characteristic

Value

Pregnancy information

Value

Age (mean year ± SD)

31.06 (4.64)

High risk pregnancy

43 (29)

Years in education (mean year ± SD)

16.55 (4.50)

Low risk pregnancy

107 (72)

Ethnicity (N/%)

 White

140 (93)

Mental health issues before pregnancy (N/%)

 

 Black/African/Caribbean/Black British

4 (3)

 Yes

85 (57)

 Asian/Asian British

1 (1)

 No

59 (40)

 Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Group

3 (2)

 Not sure

6 (4)

 Arab

2 (1)

Mental health issues during pregnancy before COVID-19 (N/%)

 Other

0 (0)

 Yes

49 (33)

 Prefer not to answer

0 (0)

 No

98 (66)

Current relationship (N/%)

 

 Not sure

3 (2)

 Married/civil partnership

83 (55)

Mental health issues during pregnancy since COVID-19 (N/%)

 Single

4 (3)

 Yes

68 (46)

 Cohabiting

61 (41)

 No

79 (53)

 Separated/divorced

1 (1)

 Not sure

3 (2)

 Widowed

1 (1)

Suspected COVID-19 (with or without test results) (N/%)

 

 Prefer not to answer

0 (0)

 Yes

20 (15)

Household size (including participant) (N/%)

 

 No

112 (85)

 1 person

2 (2)

 Not sure

0 (0)

 2 people

72 (56)

Partner suspected COVID-19(with or without test results) (N/%)

 3 people

40 (31)

 Yes

17 (13)

 4 people

19 (15)

 No

115 (87)

 5 or more people

3 (2)

 Not sure

0 (0)

Access to outdoor space (N/%)

 

Significant person suspected COVID-19 (with or without test results) (N/%)

 Yes

124 (97)

 Yes

28 (21)

 No

4 (3)

 No

83 (63)

  

 Not sure

21 (16)