Table 2 A.

Mothers Negative Life Events (NLEs)

Life category	Negative Life events experienced by the mothers with negative impact	Count during follow-up
	Description	Total count a N	Cumulative rate a /100 person years
Significant Loss	Family member or close friend died, pet died, pet removed from home, other significant loss	2887	14.7
Separation	Mother separated from their spouse or significant other or got a divorce,	389	2.0
Violence	Mother or her family member experienced violence	230	1.2
Job Related	Mother or her spouse/significant other quit or lost your job, or returned to work, or started school or new job, or had job stresses	3337	17.0
Financial Difficulties	Mother or her spouse/significant other had financial difficulties or money problems	2820	14.4
Serious Conflict	Mother got married (negative experience), or mother had serious arguments with spouse, other relatives or friends.	2509	12.8
Legal Conflict	Mother or family member, close friend or relative got in trouble with police/law	45	0.2
Change	Mother moved, household member moved into or out of home, changes in family composition, close friend or relative moved away	823	4.2
Other		2607	13.3

^aTotal person years of follow = 19593 person years by 5618 children.