. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 31.

Published in final edited form as: Adv Neonatal Care. 2015 Feb;15(1):E3–E8. doi: 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000131

Table 3. Factors Associated with Postpartum Depressive Symptoms (N = 113).

Variable	Model β	95% Confidence Interval
Constant	-14.87^**	[-22.5, -7.24]
Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms	1.55^**	[1.05, 2.05]
State Anxiety	0.46^**	[0.34, 0.58]
Maternal Age	0.35^*	[0.08, 0.61]
Living with the Baby's Father	-3.37^*	[-6.06, -0.68]

R²= 0.67

F = 52.27

p < .02.

^**

p < .01.

Our adjusted model was built using forward stepwise selection where variables were entered at p < 0.05 and excluded at p > 0.10. Our multivariate model explained 67% of variance in depressive symptoms