Table 3.
Characteristics of Women Completing the Full 5-Week Interview (n = 716)
| Variables | Value Mean No. (SD) |
| Continuous | |
| Maternal age, y | 29.9 (5.30) |
| Annual household income, $ | 71,741 (38,018) |
| Prenatal perceived control (1 = little control to 4 = complete control) | 3.04 (0.72) |
| Available social support (summary score 5 = none of the time to 25 = all of the time) | 20.7 (3.68) |
| Preconception health (1 = poor/fair to 4 = excellent) | 3.09 (0.79) |
| Health services used, $ | 191 (1,119) |
| Days elapsed from childbirth until 5-wk interview, No. | 33.42 (6.32) |
| Prenatal time worked, h/wk | 38.1 (8.50) |
| Prenatal job stress (1= never to 8 = always) | 4.35 (1.73) |
| Prenatal supervisor support (1 = strongly disagree to 4 = strongly agree) | 0.89 (0.31) |
| No. (%) | |
| Discrete | |
| White | 615 (86) |
| Married | 531 (74) |
| College educated | 331 (46) |
| Primiparous | 333 (47) |
| Smoking during pregnancy | 97 (14) |
| Experienced prenatal mood disturbances | 333 (47) |
| One or more labor and delivery complications | 103 (14) |
| One or more chronic health problems | 116 (16) |
| Cesarean delivery | 123 (17) |
| Infant girl | 350 (49) |
| Colicky baby | 109 (15) |
| Some breastfeeding at 5-wk postpartum | 480 (67) |
| Very or somewhat satisfied with prenatal job | 637 (89) |
| Occupational classification | |
| Service/blue collar | 103 (14) |
| Clerical | 281 (39) |
| Professional | 158 (47) |
| Employment status (back to work at 5-wk postpartum) | 51 (07) |