Table 1.
Demographic and stress characteristics of the study population (N=43)
| Demographics | Number (%) |
|---|---|
| Mother’s ethnicity | |
| Black | 15 (35) |
| Hispanic/Latino | 22 (51) |
| Asian | 2 (5) |
| White | 2 (5) |
| Others | 2 (5) |
| Mother’s educational attainment | |
| <High school/drop-out | 11 (26) |
| High school graduate or GED | 13 (30) |
| College degree | 17 (40) |
| Graduate degree | 2 (5) |
| Mother’s marital status at delivery | |
| Married | 10 (23) |
| Single | 30 (70) |
| Divorced/separated | 3 (7) |
| Preeclampsia | |
| No | 38 (88) |
| Yes | 5 (12) |
| Hypertension | |
| No | 42 (98) |
| Yes | 1 (2) |
| Current diabetes | |
| No | 41 (95) |
| Yes | 2 (5) |
| Allergy status | |
| No | 42 (98) |
| Yes | 1 (2) |
| Delivery method | |
| Vaginal | 31 (72) |
| C-section | 12 (28) |
| Number of prior full-term birth | |
| 0 | 17 (40) |
| >0 | 26 (60) |
| Maternal age (years), Mean (SD) | 27.6 (5.5) |
| Gestational age at birth (weeks), Mean (SD) | 39.0 (2.6) |
| Antenatal stress, self-reported | Mean (SD) |
| Prenatal perceived stress (range 24~53) | 37.4 (6.5) |
| State anxiety (range 20~66) | 39.8 (12.2) |
| Trait anxiety (range 20~63) | 39.4 (11.4) |
| Stress life event—partner (negative) | 0.5 (0.9) |
| 0 | 33 |
| 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 |
| Stress life event—health (negative) | |
| 0 | 34 |
| 1 | 9 |