Table 4 Association between Psychological characteristics and PPD

Personal history of mental illness

Yes

1 (0.7%)

5 (2.0%)

6 (1.6%)

0.368

No

128 (99.3%)

246 (98.0%)

374 (98.4%)

Treatment (N = 6)

Yes

0 (0.0%)

2 (66.7%)

2 (33.3%)

0.667^*

No

3 (100.0%)

1 (33.3%)

4 (66.7%)

Family history of mental illness

Yes

4 (3.1%)

14 (5.6%)

18 (4.7%)

0.555

No

102 (79.0%)

192 (76.5%)

294 (77.4%)

Don’t know

23 (17.9%)

45 (17.9%)

68 (17.9%)

Stressful events in pregnancy

Yes

78 (60.5%)

104 (41.4%)

182 (47.9%)

< 0.001

No

51 (39.5%)

147 (58.6%)

198 (52.1%)