Table 1.
Plasma OT Concentrations in First-Time Mothers and Fathers During the First Postpartum Weeks and at 6 Months Postpartum
OT Levels | Means (SD) (pg/mL) |
Maximum (pg/mL) |
Minimum (pg/mL) |
n |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mothers (time 1) | 337.35 (195.64) | 1351 | 147.8 | 76 |
Fathers (time 1) | 401.98 (360.28) | 2752.3 | 51.4 | 76 |
Mothers (time 2) | 357.79 (207.72) | 1351 | 125.2 | 59 |
Fathers (time 2) | 434.12 (401.88) | 2233.8 | 184 | 56 |
OT, oxytocin.