Table 3

Characteristics of the woman's or the child's health, the pregnancy and the couple by employment status 12 months after the birth

Unemployed women (n=94) Employed women (n=426) Housewives (n=112)
Depressive or anxious feelings before the pregnancy*
 no52.151.252.2
 occasional22.323.518.9NS
 frequent25.525.428.8
Unwanted pregnancy* 20.211.021.4p<0.004
Hospitalisation of the newborn in a NICU at birth*  8.5 7.5 9.0NS
Baby hospitalised during the first year 27.712.518.2p<0.001
Marital conflicts 26.718.020.0NS
Lack of confiding relationship 25.820.419.6NS
  • NICU : neonatal intensive care unit. *Data collected at birth.Data collected 12 months after birth. Data shown as percentages.