TABLE 6.
Maternal depressive symptom (CES‐D) scores in the pre‐pandemic comparison sample
| Before 03/23/2020 | Before 02/28/2020 | Before 1/30/2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon stay at home order | First COVID−19 case in Oregon | WHO declared global health emergency | |
| 2nd trimester | N = 155 | N = 144 | N = 133 |
| Mean | 8.62 | 8.34 | 8.13 |
| SD | 7.12 | 7.1 | 6.87 |
| >15 | 23 (15%) | 20 (14%) | 17 (13%) |
| >27 | 3 (2%) | 3 (2%) | 3 (2%) |
| 3rd trimester | N = 111 | N = 105 | N = 94 |
| Mean | 11.06 | 10.8 | 11.28 |
| SD | 6.52 | 6.31 | 6.42 |
| >15 | 23 (21%) | 20 (19%) | 20 (21%) |
| >27 | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) |
| 1 month postpartum | N = 75 | N = 64 | N = 55 |
| Mean | 8.12 | 8.19 | 8.35 |
| SD | 6.13 | 5.91 | 5.98 |
| >15 | 6 (8%) | 5 (8%) | 4 (7%) |
| >27 | 1 (1%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) |
| 6 months postpartum | N = 43 | N = 36 | N = 25 |
| Mean | 7.53 | 8.22 | 7.48 |
| SD | 7.01 | 7.21 | 6.26 |
| >15 | 5 (12%) | 5 (14%) | 3 (12%) |
| >27 | 1 (2%) | 1 (3%) | 0 (0%) |
CES‐D, Center for Epidemiological Studies–Depression Scale; WHO, World Health Organization.