Table 2.

 Mean (SD) scores for postnatal depression, anxiety, loneliness, and use of health services at 12 and 24 weeks according to group

Time (weeks)	Peer support	Control	t	P value
EPDS:
12*	7.93 (4.68)	8.89 (5.24)	2.37	0.02
24†	7.00 (4.66)	7.61 (4.59)	1.62	0.10
State-trait anxiety inventory:
12	35.10 (11.85)	36.88 (12.84)	1.77	0.08
24	33.63 (11.01)	34.40 (12.07)	0.82	0.41
UCLA loneliness scale:
12	19.59 (6.16)	20.14 (6.31)	1.08	0.28
24	18.76 (6.34)	19.44 (6.00)	1.35	0.17
Health service use:
12	4.97 (1.62)	4.85 (1.52)	0.90	0.37
24	2.83 (1.53)	2.86 (1.62)	0.21	0.83

EPDS=Edinburgh postnatal depression scale.

*n=297 for peer support group, 315 for control group.

†n=289 for peer support group, 311 for control group.