Table 2.
Birth outcome stratified by subsequent development of postnatal depression (EPDS≥13).
| Characteristic | EPDS <13 N = 367 |
EPDS≥13 N = 53 |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gestational week at delivery | 39.46 ± 1.2 | 39.41 ± 1.5 | 0.727 |
| Birth weight, grams | 3276.1 ± 398.9 | 3235 ± 463.8 | 0.692 |
| Gestational diabetes | 33 (9.0%) | 2 (3.7%) | 0.767 |
| Hypertensive disorder | 22 (5.9%) | 2 (3.7%) | 0.825 |
| Mode of delivery: | |||
| Vaginal delivery | 269 (73.1%) | 40 (75.5%) | |
| Vacuum delivery | 28 (7.6%) | 5 (9.4%) | |
| Elective cesarean | 33 (9.0%) | 5 (9.4%) | |
| Urgent cesarean | 38 (10.3%) | 3 (5.7%) | 0.734 |
| Maternal ICU admission | 5 (1.4%) | 1 (1.9%) | 0.762 |
| Neonatal ICU admission | 12 (3.3%) | 2 (3.8%) | 0.834 |
| OASIS | 1 (0.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.704 |
| Blood transfusion | 9 (2.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.250 |
| Continuousmedical supervisiona | 50 (13.6%) | 3 (5.7%) | 0.104 |
| Stress contributing complications -delivery** | 57 (15.5%) | 8 (15.1%) | 0.941 |
| Maternal hospitalization length, days | 3.4 ± 1.1 | 3.2 ± 0.8 | 0.495 |
| Neonatal hospitalization length, days | 3.2 ± 1.4 | 4.7 ± 12.5 | 0.968 |
| Breastfeeding | 274 (77.6%) | 41 (82.0%) | 0.483 |
For categorical variables results are presented as n(%) and for continuous variables as mean ± standard deviation (SD). Significant p values (<0.05) are in bold.
ICU – intensive care unit; OASIS – obstetrical anal sphincter injury.
a
Continuous medical supervision including any gestational diabetes, hypertensive disorder, fetal growth restriction or major risk of prematurity defined as need for cerclage. **Stress contributing complications -delivery including any need for urgent cesarean delivery, relaparotomy or unplanned hysterectomy, need for blood transfusion, any anal sphincter injury or need for maternal or neonatal intensive care unit admission.