Table 1.
Descriptives of birth experience and mental distress
| T2 2 days p.p. |
T3 6 weeks p.p. |
T4 6 months p.p. |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | M (SD) | N | M (SD) | N | M (SD) | |
|
CEQ emotional experience |
269 | 2.49 (0.78) | 248 | 2.59 (0.79) | 222 | 2.66 (0.81) |
|
CEQ coping possibilities |
269 | 2.54 (0.70) | 248 | 2.74 (0.68) | 222 | 2.75 (0.71) |
|
CEQ professional support |
269 | 3.65 (0.46) | 248 | 3.47 (0.57) | 222 | 3.39 (0.62) |
|
CEQ participation |
269 | 3.14 (0.74) | 248 | 3.03 (0.80) | 222 | 3.00 (0.82) |
|
VAS overall birth judgement |
278 | 64.51 (24.84) | 250 | 68.02 (26.02) | 222 | 70.20 (26.10) |
| IES | 274 | 13.64 (10.97) | 249 | 10.23 (10.11) | 219 | 8.66 (9.35) |
| EPDS | 277 | 6.22 (5.01) | 250 | 6.40 (4.42) | 221 | 5.55 (4.22) |
Note: Descriptive statistics of the birth experience(four Childbirth experience questionnairesubscales,range 1–4,and Visual analogue scale overall birth judgement, range 0-100, both with higher values for greater satisfaction) and mental distress (Impact of Event scale, range 0–75 and Edingburgh Postpartum Depression Scale, range 0–30, both with higher values for more traumatic or depressive symptoms) for the first 6 months postpartum