Table 1 Maternal and infant characteristics.

From: Maternal depressive symptoms, neonatal white matter, and toddler social-emotional development

 

Characteristic

Whole sample (n = 413)

High EPDS (n = 52)

Low EPDS (n = 361)

Mother

EPDS, median (range)

5 (0–28)

13 (11–28)

4 (0–10)

 

EPDS-3A, median (range)

3 (0–9); n = 410

6 (2–9); n = 51

2 (0–7); n = 359

 

History poor MH, N (%) Yes

115 (27.8%)

27 (51.9%)

88 (24.4%)

 

SSRI use, N (%) Yes

8 (1.9%)

3 (5.8%)

5 (1.4%)

 

Age, years, median (range)

34 (17–46)

34 (24–42)

34 (17–46)

 

IMD scores, median (range)

27.37 (1.55–61.37)

25.05 (5.06–46.99)

27.83 (1.55–61.37)

 

quintile, N (%)

   
 

 1 (least deprived)

21 (5.4%)

2 (4.1%)

19 (5.5%)

 

 2

32 (8.2%)

5 (10.2%)

27 (7.9%)

 

 3

69 (17.6%)

8 (16.3%)

61 (17.8%)

 

 4

163 (41.6%)

23 (46.9%)

140 (40.8%)

 

 5 (most deprived)

107 (27.3%); n = 392

11 (22.4%); n = 49

96 (28.0%); n = 343

 

Smoking, N (%), Yes

12 (2.9%)

1 (1.9%)

11 (3.0 %)

 

        No

385 (93.2%)

47 (90.4%)

338 (93.6%)

 

      No, stopped

16 (3.9%)

4 (7.7%)

12 (3.3%)

 

Alcohol, N (%), Yes

40 (9.7%); n = 412

4 (7.7%)

36 (10%); n = 360

 

Substance use, N (%), Yes

2 (0.5%); n = 412

0 (0%)

2 (0.6%); n = 360

 

Ethnicity, N (%)

   
 

 White British/Irish

177 (49%)

14 (26.9%)

163 (45.2%)

 

 White Other

93 (22.5%)

16 (30.8%)

77 (21.3%)

 

 Asian/Asian British

46 (11.1%)

6 (11.5%)

40 (11.1%)

 

 Black/Black British

54 (13.1%)

10 (19.2%)

44 (12.2%)

 

 Mixed ethnic group

16 (3.9 %)

4 (7.7%)

12 (3.3%)

 

 Other

21 (5.1 %)

2 (3.8%)

19 (5.3%)

 

 Did not answer

6 (1.4%)

0 (0%)

6 (1.7%)

 

BMI, median (range)

23.51 (16.87–43.55); n = 407

23.77 (17.78–41.66)

23.46 (16.87–43.55); n = 355

Infant

Sex, N (%) Male

223 (54%)

28 (53.8%)

195 (54%)

 

    Female

190 (46%)

24 (46.2%)

166 (46%)

 

GA birth, weeks, median (range)

40 (32.14–42.29)

39.64 (32.29–42.29)

40 (32.14–42.29)

 

PMA scan, weeks, median (range)

41.29 (36.57–44.71)

41.29 (36.71–44.14)

41.29 (36.57–44.71)

 

Delivery

 

 Spontaneous vaginal

174 (42.1%)

22 (42.3%)

152 (42.1%)

 

 Emergency C-Section (labour)

63 (15.3%)

11 (21.2%)

52 (14.4%)

 

 Emergency C-Section (not labour)

34 (8.2%)

7 (13.5%)

27 (7.5%)

 

 Elective C-Section

45 (10.9%)

2 (3.8%)

43 (11.9%)

 

 Instrumental – forceps

59 (14.3%)

8 (15.3%)

51 (14.1%)

 

 Instrumental – ventouse

38 (9.2%)

2 (3.8%)

36 (9.9%)

  1. EPDS Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, MH mental health, SSRI selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, IMD index of multiple deprivation, BMI pre-pregnancy body mass index, GA gestational age at birth, PMA postmenstrual age.
  2. No missing values unless otherwise indicated in the table.