Table 4.
Participant characteristics
| Total population | Intervention group (G1) | Control group (G2) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Mother | |||
| EPDS Score ≥ 10 n (%) | 12 (22.6) | 5 (18.5) | 7 (29.6) |
| History of depression n (%), n = 51 (25 + 26)a | 26 (51.0) | 14 (56.0) | 12 (46.2) |
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History of Anxiety n (%), n = 51 (25 + 26)a |
44 (86.3) | 20 (80.0) | 24 (92.3) |
| Maternal age mean (SD) | 29.7(5.7) | 27.9 (5.2) | 31.3 (5.8) |
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Children, n = 47 (25 + 22)a |
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| First-time mother n (%) | 32 (68.1) | 16 (64.0) | 16 (72.7) |
| 1 older child n (%) | 8 (17.0) | 5 (20.0) | 3 (13.6) |
| 2 older children n (%) | 6 (12.8) | 4 (16.0) | 2 (9.1) |
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Maternal education, n = 48 (25 + 23)a |
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| Primary school n (%) | 4 (8.3) | 4 (16.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Apprenticeship n (%) | 3 (6.3) | 2 (8.0) | 1 (4.3) |
| Graduated n (%) | 11 (22.9) | 4 (16.0) | 7 (30.4) |
| University/college n (%) | 15 (31.3) | 7 (28.0) | 8 (38.4) |
| Master/PhD n (%) | 9 (18.8) | 4 (16.0) | 5 (21.7) |
| Other | 6 (12.5) | 4 (16.0) | 2 (8.7) |
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Work position,, n = 48 (25 + 23)a |
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| 80–100% | 30 (62.5) | 13 (52.0) | 17 (73.0) |
| < 50% | 1 (2.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (4.3) |
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Financial status, n = 48 (25 + 23)a |
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| Very good/Good | 22 (45.8) | 11(44.0) | 11 (47.8) |
| Child | |||
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Male n (%), n = 37 (20 + 17) a |
23 (62.2) | 14 (70.0) | 9 (52.9) |
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Gestation age n (%), n = 37 (20 + 17) a |
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| < 37 weeks | 1 (2.7) | 1 (5.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Birth weight in grams n (%) | |||
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n = 37 (20 + 17) a < 2800 |
2 (5.4) | 1 (5.0) | 1 (5.9) |
| 2800–3500− | 13 (35.1) | 6 (30.0) | 7 (41.2) |
| 3500–4000 | 18 (48.6) | 12 (60.0) | 6 (35.3) |
| >4000 | 4 (10.8) | 1 (5.0) | 3 (17.6) |
a Intervention and control group