Table 2.
Measures of mother health and wellbeing for the cohort (n = 1111) and comparison group (n = 23,414)
| Variable | Level | Cohort n (%) | Comparison n (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-reported mental health | No | 479 (46.8) | 17,584 (81.1) | < 0.001 |
| Yes | 544 (53.2) | 4087 (18.9) | ||
| Mental health-related contacts or admissions during pregnancy (within 9 months of birth) | ||||
| GP records | No | 913 (82.2) | 22,156 (94.6) | < 0.001 |
| Yes | 198 (17.8) | 1258 (5.4) | ||
| PEDW records | No | 950 (85.5) | 22,574 (96.4) | < 0.001 |
| Yes | 161 (14.5) | 840 (3.6) | ||
| GP or PEDW records | No | 793 (71.4) | 21,498 (91.8) | < 0.001 |
| Yes | 318 (28.6) | 1916 (8.2) | ||
| Mental health-related contacts or admissions within 2 years prior to birth | ||||
| GP records | No | 633 (57.0) | 19,575 (83.6) | < 0.001 |
| Yes | 478 (43.0) | 3839 (16.4) | ||
| PEDW records | No | 882 (79.4) | 22,265 (95.1) | < 0.001 |
| Yes | 229 (20.6) | 1149 (4.9) | ||
| GP or PEDW records | No | 536 (48.2) | 18,989 (81.1) | < 0.001 |
| Yes | 575 (51.8) | 4425 (18.9) | ||
| Substance use-related contacts or admissions during pregnancy (within 9 months of birth) | ||||
| GP records | No | 1,026 (92.3) | 23,331 (99.6) | < 0.001 |
| Yes | 85 (7.7) | 83 (0.4) | ||
| PEDW records | No | 1,050 (94.5) | 23,358 (99.8) | < 0.001 |
| Yes | 61 (5.5) | 56 (0.2) | ||
| GP or PEDW records | No | 995 (89.6) | 23,285 (99.4) | < 0.001 |
| Yes | 116 (10.4) | 129 (0.6) | ||
| Substance use-related contacts or admissions within 2 years prior to birth | ||||
| GP records | No | 959 (86.3) | 23,190 (99.0) | < 0.001 |
| Yes | 152 (13.7) | 224 (1.0) | ||
| PEDW records | No | 999 (89.9) | 23,195 (99.1) | < 0.001 |
| Yes | 112 (10.1) | 219 (0.9) | ||
| GP or PEDW records | No | 905 (81.5) | 23,013 (98.3) | < 0.001 |
| Yes | 206 (18.5) | 401 (1.7) | ||
| Body mass index (BMI) | Underweight | 68 (6.9) | 632 (3.0) | < 0.001 |
| Healthy weight | 393 (39.9) | 8844 (42.0) | ||
| Overweight | 245 (24.9) | 5773 (27.4) | ||
| Obese | 221 (22.4) | 4,847 (23.0) | ||
| Morbidly obese | 58 (5.9) | 961 (4.6) | ||
| Smoker at initial assessment | No | 396 (37.3) | 17,028 (75.2) | |
| Yes | 667 (62.7) | 5618 (24.8) | < 0.001 | |
| Smoker at birth | No | 423 (40.4) | 17,759 (78.4) | |
| Yes | 624 (59.6) | 4879 (21.6) | < 0.001 | |
| Intention to breastfeed | No | 685 (64.3) | 10,584 (46.8) | |
| Yes | 380 (35.7) | 12,037 (53.2) | < 0.001 | |
Missing data (n): Self-reported mental health (cohort: 88; comparison 1743); BMI (cohort: 126; comparison: 2357); Smoking status at initial assessment (cohort: 48; comparison 768); Smoking status at birth (cohort: 64; comparison 776); Intention to breastfeed (cohort: 46; comparison 793)
Chi-squared analyses were used to compare differences between the cohort and matched comparison groups for all variables in this table