Table 7.
Psychological wellbeing and stress about parenting of mothers with babies in a neonatal intensive care unit with a poor outcome. Values are percentages (numbers) of mothers unless stated otherwise
| Measure | Tape group | Control group | Relative risk (95% CI) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh postnatal depression score >12*: | ||||
| 10 days | 60 (12/20) | 36 (5/14) | 1.68 (076 to 3.7) | 0.16 |
| 4 months | 33 (6/18) | 20 (2/12) | 0.64 (0.29 to 1.45) | 0.31 |
| 12 months | 19 (3/16) | 27 (3/11) | 0.69 (0.17 to 2.8) | 0.60 |
| General health questionnaire score >1†: | ||||
| 10 days | 79 (15/19) | 71 (10/14) | 1.1 (0.73 to 1.7) | 0.62 |
| 4 months | 56 (10/18) | 50 (6/12) | 1.1 (0.55 to 2.2) | 0.76 |
| 12 months | 40 (6/15) | 50 (6/12) | 0.8 (0.35 to 1.9) | 0.60 |
| Parenting stress index score >85%‡: | ||||
| Child domain | 40 (2/5) | 25 (2/8) | 1.6 (0.32 to 8.0) | 0.57 |
| Parents domain | 67 (1015) | 90 (9/10) | 0.74 (0.49 to 1.1) | 0.18 |
*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.
‡Score greater than 85% indicating greater stress.