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Table 2 Characteristics of women receiving support, advice and/or treatment for mental health problems in pregnancy

From: Who is actually asked about their mental health in pregnancy and the postnatal period? Findings from a national survey

If mental health problem identified in pregnancy, woman received….

 

Support

Advice

Treatment

 

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

Age of mother

 16–19 (10)

6

60.0

6

60.0

3

33.3

 20–24 (53)

32

60.4

35

66.0

15

31.3

 25–29 (107)

79

73.8

82

73.9

40

46.5

 30–34 (83)

56

67.5

63

74.1

36

50.0

 35–39 (46)

33

71.7

32

72.7

20

55.6

 40+ (14)

8

57.1

11

61.1

5

41.7

Total (313)

214

68.4

229

71.3

119

45.2

Index of Multiple Deprivation (quintile)

 1 (least deprived) (36)

29

80.6

33

80.5

15

46.9

 2 (45)

35

77.8

32

76.2

11

32.4

 3 (64)

48

75.0

47

72.3

24

48.0

 4 (77)

47

61.0

58

72.5

28

43.1

 5 (most deprived) (90)

54

60.0

58

63.0

40

49.4

Total (312)

213

68.3*

228

71.3

118

45.0

Parity

 Primiparous (129)

84

65.1

91

67.9

44

40.7

 Multiparous (170)

119

70.0

129

74.1

66

47.1

Total (299)

203

67.9

220

71.4

110

44.4

Ethnicity

 White (238)

177

74.4

188

76.4

92

46.2

 Mixed (8)

4

50.0

4

57.1

3

60.0

 Asian (36)

19

52.8

20

55.6

14

46.7

 Black (10)

5

50.0

5

71.4

5

62.5

 Other (2)

2

100.0

2

100.0

1

100.0

Total (294)

207

70.4*

219

73.5

115

47.3

Age left fullt-time education

  < 17 years (78)

45

57.7

51

64.6

31

44.9

 17–18 years (82)

58

70.7

66

76.7

28

40.0

 19+ yrs (145)

108

74.5

108

73.0

56

48.3

Total (305)

211

69.2*

225

71.9

115

45.1

Single mother

 No (233)

166

71.2

179

73.4

93

47.0

 Yes (80)

48

60.0

50

64.9

26

40.0

Total (313)

214

68.4

229

71.3

119

45.2

  1. * p < 0.05