TABLE 1.
Clinical, sociodemographic, and obstetric characteristics of the pregnant women.
| N (1,177) | % | |
| BDI | ||
| Minimimal (<14) | 746 | 63 |
| Mild [14–19] | 252 | 21.4 |
| Moderate [20–28] | 146 | 12.4 |
| Severe [29+] | 33 | 2.8 |
| STAI Form Y-2 | ||
| Minimal | 470 | 39.9 |
| Mild | 406 | 34.5 |
| Moderate | 237 | 20.1 |
| Severe | 64 | 5.5 |
| Educational level | ||
| Secondary school | 56 | 4.8 |
| High school | 374 | 31.7 |
| University | 549 | 46.6 |
| Post university | 198 | 16.9 |
| Civil status | ||
| Married | 744 | 63.2 |
| Single | 49 | 4.2 |
| Divorced/separated | 17 | 1.4 |
| Cohabiters | 367 | 31.2 |
| Previous children | 558 | 47.3 |
| History of abortion | 314 | 26.6 |
| Pregnancy complication | 156 | 13.2 |
| Maternal age (range 18–56 years) | 32.8 (4.3) | |
| Weeks of gestation (range 5–41 weeks) | 26.3 (8.9) | |
| Mean | Sd | |
| MFAS total (range 61–113) | 91.8 | 8.44 |
| Differentiation of self (range 9–20) | 16.6 | 2.2 |
| Interaction with the fetus (range 11–25) | 19.2 | 2.73 |
| Attributing characteristics and intentions (range 11–29) | 20.4 | 2.84 |
| Giving of self (range 11–25) | 17.9 | 2.34 |
| Role taking (range 8–20) | 17.7 | 2.31 |
| PBI | ||
| Maternal care (range 0–63) | 25.4 | 7.66 |
| Paternal care (range 0–36) | 21.9 | 9.05 |
| Maternal control (range 0–38) | 13.9 | 7.22 |
| Paternal control (range 0–38) | 12.5 | 7.38 |
| BDI (range 0–54) | 12.4 | 7.39 |
| STAI Form Y-2 (range 21–79) | 43.9 | 9.91 |
PAI, Prenatal Attachment Inventory; BDI-II, Beck Depression Inventory; STAI-Y, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory.