Table 2.
The comparison of posttraumatic stress symptoms, fear of childbirth, and depression between women and partners
| Questionnaire | Women | Partners |
|---|---|---|
| IES score, mean ± SD (range) |
17.8 ± 16.3 (0–83)* |
14.3 ± 14.5 (0–71)* |
| IES ≥ 24, % | 32.2* | 24.1* |
| IES ≥ 33, % | 20.2* | 13.4* |
| W-DEQ-A score, mean ± SD (range) |
63.1 ± 22.7 (4-156)* |
37.7 ± 17.4 (0-124)* |
| W-DEQ-A ≥ 85, % | 16.6* | 0.8* |
| W-DEQ-A ≥ 100, % | 5.9* | 0.3* |
| VAS, mean ± SD (range) |
42.0 ± 25.7 (0-100)* |
24.6 ± 19.5 (0-100)* |
| VAS ≥ 50, % | 40.7* | 15.3* |
| EPDS score mean ± SD (range) |
6.0 ± 4.1 (1–28)* |
3.5 ± 3.3 (0–27)* |
| EPDS ≥ 10, % | 18.4* | 5.7* |
| EPDS ≥ 10, % | 7.6* | 1.8* |
Abbreviations: IES = Impact of Event Scale, W-DEQ-A = Wijma Delivery Expectancy Questionnaire, VAS = Visual analogue scale
*p < 0.001 in comparisons between women and their partners (made with Mann-Whitney u-tests for abnormally distributed variables, independent samples t-tests for normally/normally alike distributed variables, and Chi-Square tests for categorical variables)