TABLE 2.

Summary of participant response by EPDS items (N=1901)

Items b		% a
		0	1	2	3 b
EPDS1	Able to laugh and see the funny side of things	61	26	12	2
EPDS2	Looked forward with enjoyment to things	74	20	6	1
EPDS3	Blamed myself unnecessarily when things went wrong	13	22	49	17
EPDS4	Anxious or worried for no good reason	10	31	49	10
EPDS5	Felt scared or panicky for no very good reason	18	30	44	8
EPDS6	Things have been getting on top of me	9	36	44	11
EPDS7	So unhappy that I have had difficulty sleeping	25	29	37	9
EPDS8	Felt sad or miserable	26	51	16	7
EPDS9	So unhappy that I have been crying	37	49	9	5
EPDS10	The thought of harming myself has occurred to me	77	16	6	1

Abbreviation: EPDS, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale.

^a Percentages may not add up to 100 due to rounding.

^b Reversely scored as appropriate with higher scores indicating more frequent negative affect. Acknowledging the variety of response options across EPDS items, for summary and analysis purposes, 0 and 1 indicate negative responses (e.g., not at all, not very often) while 2 and 3 indicate affirmative responses (e.g., sometimes, most of the time).