Table 1.
Demographics and Descriptive Variables
| Variable | Bereaved Mothers (n=377) |
Non-Bereaved Mothers (n=232) |
Full Cohort (n=609) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal Age at Delivery (mean, SD, in years) | 29 (+/−6) | 29 (+/−6) | 29 (+/−6) |
| Education | |||
| --Less than high school | 51 (14%) | 22 (9%) | 73 (12%) |
| --High school degree or GED | 88 (23%) | 51 (22%) | 139 (23%) |
| --Some college but less | 135 (36%) | 79 (34%) | 214 (35%) |
| --Bachelor’s degree or | 103 (27%) | 80 (35%) | 183 (30%) |
| Race* | |||
| --Caucasian | 285 (76%) | 198 (85%) | 483 (79%) |
| --African American | 73 (19%) | 19 (8%) | 92 (15%) |
| --Other | 19 (5%) | 15 (6%) | 34 (6%) |
| Insurance Type* | |||
| --Private | 184 (49%) | 142 (61%) | 326 (54%) |
| --Public or None | 193 (51%) | 90 (39%) | 283 (46%) |
| Past Medical History Any Psychiatric Disorder* | 218 (58%) | 104 (45%) | 322 (53%) |
| Intimate Partner Violence During Pregnancy | 44 (12%) | 26 (11%) | 70 (11%) |
| Current Depression* | 19 (8%) | 86 (23%) | 105 (18%) |
| Social Support (Mean score, SD) | 16 (+/−4) | 16 (+/−4) | 16 (+/−4) |
*
p<0.05