Table 3 Characteristics of women asked about their mental health, and receiving help in the postnatal period
Asked about mental health | Support | Advice | Treatment | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
Age of mother (yrs) | ||||||||
16–19 (99) | 79 | 79.8 | 4 | 44.4 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 44.4 |
20–24 (527) | 458 | 86.9 | 34 | 54.0 | 27 | 38 | 56.7 | 48.2 |
25–29 (1211) | 1084 | 89.5 | 83 | 66.4 | 56 | 81 | 63.8 | 52.3 |
30–34 (1562) | 1427 | 91.4 | 86 | 66.7 | 50 | 87 | 67.4 | 52.6 |
35–39 (862) | 782 | 90.7 | 41 | 64.1 | 24 | 42 | 65.6 | 50.0 |
40+ (239) | 213 | 89.1 | 15 | 60.0 | 4 | 12 | 54.5 | 23.5 |
Total (4500) | 4043 | 89.8** | 263 | 63.4 | 165 | 266 | 63.6 | 49.7 |
Index of Multiple Deprivation (quintile) | ||||||||
1 (least deprived) (893) | 825 | 92.4 | 50 | 70.4 | 28 | 48 | 69.6 | 52.8 |
2 (857) | 787 | 91.8 | 40 | 66.7 | 19 | 37 | 61.7 | 45.2 |
3 (920) | 844 | 91.7 | 60 | 69.0 | 38 | 62 | 72.1 | 60.3 |
4 (963) | 859 | 89.2 | 57 | 60.0 | 36 | 58 | 61.1 | 45.6 |
5 (most deprived) (868) | 729 | 84.0 | 56 | 54.4 | 44 | 61 | 56.0 | 45.8 |
Total (4501) | 4044 | 89.8** | 263 | 63.2 | 165 | 266 | 63.5 | 49.5 |
Parity | ||||||||
Primiparous (2194) | 2000 | 91.2 | 110 | 61.1 | 60 | 112 | 61.2 | 43.8 |
Multiparous (2208) | 1958 | 88.7 | 143 | 65.3 | 97 | 143 | 65.3 | 53.0 |
Total (4402) | 3958 | 89.9** | 253 | 63.4 | 157 | 255 | 63.4 | 49.1 |
Ethnicity | ||||||||
White (3698) | 3399 | 91.9 | 217 | 67.4 | 134 | 216 | 67.3 | 53.8 |
Mixed (87) | 74 | 85.1 | 9 | 90.0 | 3 | 7 | 70.0 | 50.0 |
Asian (437) | 350 | 80.1 | 24 | 42.9 | 18 | 31 | 50.8 | 33.3 |
Black (155) | 124 | 80.0 | 6 | 46.2 | 5 | 7 | 58.3 | 50.0 |
Other (23) | 16 | 69.6 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 1 | 33.3 | 50.0 |
Total (4400) | 3963 | 90.1** | 258 | 63.7* | 162 | 262 | 64.4 | 50.2 |
Age left full-time education | ||||||||
< 17 years (752) | 662 | 88.0 | 61 | 68.5 | 48 | 64 | 71.9 | 64.0 |
17–18 years (1205) | 1058 | 87.8 | 67 | 60.9 | 44 | 67 | 62.0 | 52.4 |
19+ yrs (2495) | 2286 | 91.6 | 132 | 62.6 | 70 | 133 | 61.6 | 41.7 |
Total (4455) | 4009 | 90.0** | 260 | 63.4 | 162 | 264 | 63.9 | 49.5* |
Single mother | ||||||||
No (3959) | 3589 | 90.7 | 210 | 64 | 132 | 213 | 64 | 50 |
Yes (543) | 456 | 84.0 | 53 | 60.2 | 33 | 53 | 61.6 | 47.8 |
Total (4502) | 4045 | 89.8** | 263 | 63.2 | 165 | 266 | 63.5 | 49.5 |