Table 4. Association between PPD and participants’ obstetric history.
N.B.: * = Mann-Whitney U test, ICU = Intensive care unit
| Variable | Postpartum depression (PPD) | χ2 | P-value | |
| No | Yes | |||
| Qualitative | N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Type of Delivery in the last birth | ||||
| Elective c-section | 25 (16.1) | 35 (17.6) | 11.98 | 0.017 |
| Emergency c-section | 25 (16.1) | 26 (13.1) | ||
| Vaginal delivery with (ventose and forceps) | 2 (1.3) | 14 (7) | ||
| Vaginal delivery with 3rd & 4th grade tears | 7 (4.5) | 20 (10.1) | ||
| Vaginal delivery without any complications | 96 (61.9) | 104 (52.3) | ||
| Did you have any complication during pregnancy? | ||||
| Yes | 29 (18.7) | 64 (32.2) | 8.13 | 0.004 |
| No | 126 (81.3) | 135 (67.8) | ||
| The pregnancy was | ||||
| Single fetus | 151 (97.4) | 191 (96) | 1.22 | 0.746 |
| Twins | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.5) | ||
| Triplet | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.5) | ||
| Triplets or more | 3 (1.9) | 6 (3) | ||
| Birth status | ||||
| Normal delivery (after 37 week) | 140 (90.3) | 171 (85.9) | 1.57 | 0.209 |
| Preterm delivery (before 37 week) | 15 (9.7) | 28 (14.1) | ||
| Did you experience constant vomiting during pregnancy that lead to hospital admission? | ||||
| No | 140 (90.3) | 170 (85.4) | 1.91 | 0.166 |
| Yes | 15 (9.7) | 29 (14.6) | ||
| Baby status after birth | ||||
| The baby needed to be admitted in to the (ICU) | 13 (8.4) | 28 (14.1) | 2.74 | 0.097 |
| The baby was in good health | 142 (91.6) | 171 (85.9) | ||
| Baby gender | ||||
| Boy | 71 (45.8) | 90 (45.2) | 0.01 | 0.913 |
| Girl | 84 (54.2) | 109 (54.8) | ||
| Use of anesthesia or analgesia? | ||||
| Yes | 101 (65.2) | 139 (69.8) | 0.87 | 0.349 |
| No | 54 (34.8) | 60 (30.2) | ||
| Quantitative | Mean ±SD | Mean ±SD | ||
| Length of hospital stay (in days) | 2.42 ±1.83 | 3.52 ±6.15 | 0.85* | 0.391 |
| Baby birth weight in kilograms | 2.88 ±0.78 | 2.71 ±0.74 | 1.24* | 0.213 |