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Table 2 Sample characteristics

From: Sociodemographic and delivery risk factors for developing postpartum depression in a sample of 3233 mothers from the Czech ELSPAC study

Characteristics

Category

Results

Newborn’s gender

Male

1678 (51.9%)

Female

1553 (48.0%)

Unknown

2 (0.1%)

Birth order

Primiparous

1570 (48.9%)

Multiparous

1588 (49.5%)

Unknown

52 (1.6%)

Pregnancy term

Preterm (< 38 weeks)

83 (2.6%)

Term

2397 (75.7%)

Postmature (> 42 weeks)

10 (0.3%)

Unknown

678 (21.4%)

Delivery route

Vaginal

2863 (88.6%)

C-section

241 (7.5%)

Other

59 (1.8%)

Unknown

70 (2.2%)

Education of mothers

University

609 (18.8%)

Secondary

1420 (43.9%)

Primary

1167 (36.1%)

Unknown

37 (1.1%)

Mean age of mothers

25.6 (4.8)