Table 2. Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and State Anxiety Inventory (SAI) at Each Assessment.
36 weeks of pregnancy | 1 day postpartum | 1 week postpartum | 4 weeks postpartum | 6 months postpartum | ||||||
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale | n = 139 | n = 139 | n = 139 | n = 139 | n = 101 | |||||
Mean (SD) | 9.7 | (5.1) | 9.2 | (5.1) | 9.2 | (5.3) | 8.9 | (6.1) | 7.6 | (5.4) |
No. (%) depressed (EPDS >12) | 39 | (28.1) | 35 | (25.2) | 37 | (26.6) | 40 | (28.8) | 21 | (20.8) |
State Anxiety Inventory | n = 139 | n = 139 | n = 139 | n = 139 | n = 102 | |||||
Mean (SD) | 41.0 | (9.0) | 42.2 | (8.9) | 41.7 | (10.0) | 42.0 | (11.0) | 40.0 | (9.5) |
No. (%) with anxiety (SAI >45) | 42 | (30.2) | 41 | (29.5) | 42 | (30.2) | 52 | (37.4) | 31 | (30.4) |
Note: SD, standard deviation; Range of EPDS score = 0–28; Range of SAI score = 20–78.