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Table 3 PTSD symptoms and other psychological outcomes in women with and without severe maternal morbidity

From: The relationship between severe maternal morbidity and psychological health symptoms at 6–8 weeks postpartum: a prospective cohort study in one English maternity unit

 

No severe maternal morbidity

Severe maternal morbidity

 
 

N, mean

%, sd

N, mean

%, sd

P

Prevalence of PTSD symptoms

     

Intrusion subscale

     

  <20 on IES Intrusion

1,541

94.1%

128

88.3%

<0.01

  ≥20 on IES Intrusion

97

5.9%

17

11.7%

 

  (missing)

(39)

--

(2)

--

 

Avoidance subscale

     

  <20 on IES avoidance

1,518

92.7%

113

79.0%

<0.001

  ≥20 on IES avoidance

120

7.3%

30

21.0%

 

  (missing)

(39)

--

(4)

--

 

Either intrusion OR avoidance subscale

     

  <20 on both IES subscales

1,454

89.6%

108

75.5%

<0.001

  ≥20 on either IES Intrusion or ≥20 IES avoidance

168

10.4%

35

24.5%

 

  (missing)

(55)

--

(4)

--

 

Both intrusion AND avoidance subscales

     

  <20 on at least one IES subscale

1,573

97.0%

131

91.6%

0.003

  ≥20 on both IES intrusion and ≥20 IES avoidance

49

3.0%

12

8.4%

 

  (missing)

(55)

--

(4)

--

 

PTSD symptoms (continuous)

     

  IES intrusion scores

mean = 5.50

sd = 7.16

mean = 9.05

sd = 8.41

<0.001

  IES avoidance scores

mean = 5.07

sd = 7.57

mean = 8.71

sd = 9.35

<0.001

  IES total scores

mean = 10.54

sd = 13.61

mean = 17.79

sd = 16.33

<0.001

Prevalence of probable depression

     

  <13 on EPDS

1,412

86.0%

123

85.4%

0.90

  ≥13 on EPDS

229

14.0%

21

14.6%

 

  (missing)

(36)

--

(3)

--

 

Depressive symptoms (continuous)

     

  EPDS total scores

mean = 6.72

sd = 5.11

mean = 7.30

sd = 4.90

0.19

Total

1,677

 

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