Table II.
Relationship with the partner, present and past violence and psychological distress 8 months post-partum.
| Percentage with Ghq > 5 p-value from chi-square test | ||
|---|---|---|
| Couple relationship | ||
| Couple concurrence on pregnancy intendedness* | Both wanted the pregnancy (251) | 3.6 |
| Other situations (41) | 14.6 | |
| p = 0.01 | ||
| Concurrence on contraception (before pregnancy)* | Decided together (242) | 3.7 |
| Did not decide together (49) | 12.2 | |
| p = 0.025 | ||
| Felt ready when resuming sex after birth | Yes (232) | 3.9 |
| No (44) | 11.4 | |
| p = 0.05 | ||
| Father plays with the baby | A lot (160) | 5.0 |
| Fairly (104) | 2.9 | |
| A little (25) | 16.0 | |
| p = 0.03 | ||
| Woman’s evaluation of the couple relationship | Very good (143) | 2.1 |
| Good (106) | 4.7 | |
| Not good (39) | 17.9 | |
| p = 0.0001 | ||
| Violence | ||
| Present partner violence | No (275) | 4.0 |
| Yes (15) | 26.7 | |
| p = 0.005 | ||
| Present family violence | No (274) | 3.6 |
| Yes (17) | 29.4 | |
| p = 0.001 | ||
| Any present violence | No (262) | 2.7 |
| Yes (29) | 27.6 | |
| p < 0.001 | ||
| Family violence in childhood | No (264) | 4.2 |
| Yes (28) | 14.3 | |
| p = 0.04 | ||
*
Asked in the first questionnaire.