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Table 2 Scores for postpartum depression and post-traumatic stress symptoms for the different types of delivery

From: Are 6 more accurate than 4? The influence of different modes of delivery on postpartum depression and PTSD

 

N

total sample

EPDS

cut-off ≥ 10

fullfilled

total sample

n

PCL-5

cut-off ≥ 33

fullfilled

total

sample

n

%

M (SD)

%

M (SD)

total

1223

395

32.30

7.58 (5.57)

97

7.93

11.84 (12.10)

vaginal

703

207

29.45

7.35 (5.49)

30

4.27

9.53 (10.14)

AVD

145

43

29.66

7.08 (5.51)

19

13.10

14.65 (14.42)

Grade 4

26

8

30.77

6.31 (5.33)

0

0.00

8.54 (9.07)

Grade 3

131

43

32.82

7.82 (5.36)

6

5.04

11.71 (11.18)

Grade 2

119

40

33.61

7.18 (5.31)

13

9.92

13.08 (12.22)

Grade 1

99

54

54.55

10.53 (6.09)

29

29.29

23.59 (14.80)

  1. AVD = assisted vaginal delivery (involving the use of vacuum or forceps to guide the infant out of the birth canal), Grade 4 = caesarean section (CS) on maternal request, Grade 3 = medically indicated CS, Grade 2 = secondary CS, Grade 1 = emergency CS