Comparison of proportions in upper quartiles of maternal anxiety symptoms at 32 weeks for women with reported prenatal anxiety∗ alone or with prenatal and postnatal anxiety∗
| Maternal anxiety at 32 wk |
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|---|---|---|
| 3rd quartile (5-7) | 4th quartile (8-16) | |
| Accumulated maternal anxiety | ||
| 32 wk pregnancy only | 720 (70%) | 302 (30%) |
| 32 wk pregnancy and 8 mo | 724 (49%) | 762 (51%) |
∗
Greater than median value for each period. N (%) in table refers to number of women (%) in the upper two quartiles of anxiety symptoms scores at 32 weeks of gestation.