The effects of pregnancy discrimination on postpartum depressive symptoms: a follow-up study

Table 2 The effects of pregnancy discrimination during pregnancy on postpartum depressive symptoms, overall and stratified by type of employment (N = 285)

	Crude model		Adjusted model^a
Pregnancy discrimination	B	(95%CI)	B	(95%CI)
Overall (N = 285)
Experience	1.66	(0.61, 2.71)^*	1.76	(0.65, 2.88)^*
No experience	Ref		Ref
R²	0.03		0.09
Stratified by type of employment
Regular (N = 185)
Experience	1.33	(0.01, 2.65)^*	1.17	(-0.26, 2.60)
No experience	Ref		Ref
R²	0.02		0.12
Non-regular (N = 100)
Experience	2.27	(0.49, 4.04)^*	2.51	(0.45, 4.57)^*
No experience	Ref		Ref
R²	0.06		0.16

B = unstandardized coefficient; 95%CI = 95% confidence interval
^*p < 0.05
^aAdjusted for age, education, number of weeks pregnant, type of employment (excluded in stratified analysis), company size, occupation, weekly working hours, work schedule, work mode, and frequency of fear of COVID-19

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