Table 2.
Depression status of mothers experiencing miscarriage, abortion, stillbirth, and childbirth based on a two-question case-finding instrument for depression
| Questions | Miscarriage (N = 61) |
Abortion (N = 5) |
Stillbirth (N = 22) |
Childbirth (N = 8196) |
| Number of symptoms | ||||
| 0 | 36 (59)* | 2 (40) | 10 (45)* | 5,934 (72) |
| >1 | 25 (41) | 3 (60) | 12 (55) | 2,262 (28) |
| Depressed mood | ||||
| No & no answer | 39 (64)** | 2 (40)** | 12 (55)** | 6,111 (75) |
| Yes | 22 (36) | 3 (60) | 10 (45) | 2,085 (25) |
| Anhedonia | ||||
| No & no answer | 45 (74) * | 2 (40) * | 15 (68)** | 6,944 (85) |
| Yes | 16 (26) | 3 (60) | 7 (32) | 1,252 (15) |
Chi-square or Fisher’s exact tests for 2 × 2 contingency table was conducted by combining “no” and “no answer.”
*p < 0.01, **p < 0.05 as compared with childbirth.