Table 4.

 Postnatal depression and psychological morbidity at follow-up in mothers of babies in a neonatal intensive care unit, according to group. Values are numbers (percentages) unless stated otherwise

Measure	Tape group (n=102)	Control group (n=98)	Relative risk (95% CI)	P value
Edinburgh postnatal depression score >12*:
10 days	48 (47)	40 (41)	1.15 (0.84 to 1.58)	0.37
4 months	13 (13)	18 (18)	0.9 (0.46 to 1.76)	0.75
12 months	12 (12)	10 (10)	1.15 (0.52 to 2.5)	0.72
General health questionnaire score >1†:
10 days	66 (65)	65 (66)	0.99 (0.8 to 1.2)	0.92
4 months	41 (40)	35 (36)	1.13 (0.8 to 1.6)	0.51
12 months	23 (23)	23 (24)	0.96 (0.6 to 1.6)	0.88

*Mothers with score >12 most likely to have a depressive illness and should be further assessed.

†0 score for non-cases, 1 or greater for cases of greater distress.