Unemployed women (n=94) | Employed women (n=426) | Housewives (n=112) | ||
Depressive or anxious feelings before the pregnancy* | ||||
no | 52.1 | 51.2 | 52.2 | |
occasional | 22.3 | 23.5 | 18.9 | NS |
frequent | 25.5 | 25.4 | 28.8 | |
Unwanted pregnancy* | 20.2 | 11.0 | 21.4 | p<0.004 |
Hospitalisation of the newborn in a NICU at birth* | 8.5 | 7.5 | 9.0 | NS |
Baby hospitalised during the first year† | 27.7 | 12.5 | 18.2 | p<0.001 |
Marital conflicts† | 26.7 | 18.0 | 20.0 | NS |
Lack of confiding relationship† | 25.8 | 20.4 | 19.6 | NS |
NICU : neonatal intensive care unit. *Data collected at birth.†Data collected 12 months after birth. Data shown as percentages.