Table 3.
Socio demographic and clinical characteristics of qualitative sample (n = 25).
| Variable | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Age | |
| 16–24 | 1 (4%) |
| 25–34 | 15 (60%) |
| 35–49 | 9 (36%) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Caucasian | 19 (76%) |
| Non-Caucasian | 6 (24%) |
| Education | |
| School leaver & below | 2 (8%) |
| Post-secondary qualification | 10 (40%) |
| Degree & above | 13 (52%) |
| Household income | |
| Low (£0–30,999) | 11 (44%) |
| Middle (£31,000–60,999) | 10 (40%) |
| High (>£61,000) | 4 (16%) |
| Employment Status | |
| Employed | 18 (72%) |
| Partner status (pregnancy) | |
| Partner/married | 24 (96%) |
| Partner status (after pregnancy) | |
| Partner/married | 20 (80%) |
| Smoking status (during pregnancy) | |
| Smoker | 2 (8%) |
| BMI | |
| Healthy | 9 (41%) |
| Overweight | 7 (32%) |
| Obese | 6 (27%) |
| Previous live births | |
| No | 17 (71%) |
| Gestation at birth | |
| Term (37–42 weeks) | 20 (87%) |
| Birth Weight | |
| <2500g | 3 (13%) |
| 2500–4000g | 19 (83%) |
| >4000g | 1 (4%) |
| Mode of birth | |
| Normal vaginal birth (NVB) | 11 (48%) |
| Assisted | 4 (17%) |
| Cesarean birth | 8 (35%) |
| Pregnancy planning | |
| Planned | 18 (72%) |
| Onset of Psychiatric disorder | |
| Prior to pregnancy | 4 (16%) |
| Pregnancy | 6 (24%) |
| Postpartum | 15 (60%) |
| Previous episodes (subsequent 2yrs) | |
| Yes | 16 (64%) |
| Index Psychiatric Diagnosis | |
| Depression/unipolar disorder | 10 (40%) |
| Bipolar disorder | 5 (20%) |
| Anxiety & adjustment disorders | 6 (24%) |
| Disorders associated with the puerperium NEC | 3 (12%) |
| Personality Disorder | 1 (4%) |
| Breastfed | |
| Yes | 15 (60%) |
| Advised to stop BF due to psychotropic medication | |
| Yes | 15 (63%) |