Table 1.
Key characteristics of women interviewed (n=11)*
| Characteristics | Count |
|
|---|---|---|
| Age | Range 28–46 years Mean 37.45 |
|
| Ethnicity | White British | 8 |
| White other | 2 | |
| Arab | 1 | |
| Place of residence | London | 7 |
| North West | 1 | |
| Yorkshire and North East | 2 | |
| Eastern | 2 | |
| Number of children | Range 0–3 Mean 1.6 |
|
| Diagnosis | Schizophrenia/schizoaffective | 3 |
| Bipolar | 8 | |
| Current service support for mental health | General practitioner | 3 |
| Secondary care services | 6 | |
| Data not supplied | 2 | |
| Psychotropic medication use during pregnancy | Took no psychotropic medication | 2 |
| Medication in trimester one | 9 | |
| Medication in trimester two | 8† | |
| Medication in trimester three | 7† | |
| Planning of pregnancy | Planned | 6 |
| Unplanned | 5 | |
| Unclear | 1 | |
*One participant declined to complete a participant profile form.
†In addition, one woman took antidepressants.