Table 2 Distribution of mean postpartum bonding questionnaire subscale scores by type of traumatic event (N = 28)
Variable | Childhood Traumatic Events | Adulthood Traumatic Events | Traumatic Events Involving an Infant | Lifetime Traumatic Events | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n = 14) | No (n = 14) | Yes (n = 7) | No (n = 21) | Yes (n = 4) | No (n = 24) | Yes (n = 5) | No (n = 23) | |
Impaired Bonding | ||||||||
 4 weeks postpartum | 3.71 (6.47) | 2.57 (1.56) | 1.43 (0.98) | 3.71 (5.26) | 9.25 (10.69) | 2.12 (1.73) | 7.60 (9.97) | 2.17 (1.75) |
 8 weeks postpartum | 5.71 (4.84) | 4.14 (1.96) | 4.86 (3.44) | 4.95 (3.88) | 9.25 (4.99)* | 4.21 (3.02) | 7.40 (5.98) | 4.39 (2.95) |
Rejection and Anger | ||||||||
 4 weeks postpartum | 0.14 (0.54) | 1.21 (2.39) | 0.14 (0.38) | 0.86 (2.03) | 3.25 (3.95) | 0.25 (0.61) | 2.80 (3.56)* | 0.22 (0.60) |
 8 weeks postpartum | 2.07 (3.25) | 0.79 (1.37) | 0.14 (0.38)* | 1.86 (2.80) | 3.00 (5.35) | 1.17 (1.81) | 2.20 (4.92) | 1.26 (1.82) |
Anxiety about Care | ||||||||
 4 weeks postpartum | 1.64 (2.37) | 0.86 (1.70) | 0.29 (0.76) | 1.57 (2.27) | 4.50 (3.42)* | 0.71 (1.16) | 2.80 (3.35) | 0.91 (1.59) |
 8 weeks postpartum | 1.71 (1.90) | 1.14 (1.79) | 0.00 (0.00)* | 1.90 (1.90) | 2.75 (2.50) | 1.21 (1.67) | 1.60 (2.61) | 1.39 (1.70) |