Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics of the Sample (N = 28)
| Age in years, mean (SD)a |
29.50 (6.22) |
| Immigrant status, n (%) | |
| Foreign-born |
24 (86) |
| U.S.-born |
4 (14) |
| Language preference, n (%) | |
| Spanish |
23 (82) |
| English |
5 (18) |
| Marital status, n (%) | |
| Married or cohabitating |
23 (82) |
| Single |
5 (18) |
| Education, n (%) | |
| Less than high school |
16 (57) |
| High school or more |
12 (43) |
| Employment status at enrollment, n (%)a | |
| Not employed |
22 (79) |
| Employed |
6 (21) |
| Family income, n (%)a | |
| Less than $20,000 |
11 (44) |
| $20,000 or more |
14 (56) |
| Parity, n (%)a | |
| Primiparous |
10 (36) |
| Multiparous |
18 (64) |
| History of breastfeeding, n (%)b |
16 (57) |
| History of depression, n (%)a | |
| Yes |
15 (42) |
| No |
11 (58) |
| Depressed (EPDS ≥10), n (%) | |
| Prenatal |
8 (29) |
| 4 weeks postpartum |
5 (18) |
| 8 weeks postpartum |
6 (21) |
| High EPDS anxiety subscale score ≥5, n (%) | |
| Prenatal |
8 (29) |
| 4 weeks postpartum |
6 (21) |
| 8 weeks postpartum |
4 (14) |
| High STAI-S score ≥40, n (%) | |
| Prenatal |
9 (32) |
| 4 weeks postpartuma |
9 (32) |
| 8 weeks postpartum | 7 (25) |
a
Based on available data.
b
Among all women who responded.
EPDS, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale; STAI-S, Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-State scale.