Table 5 Risk factors for prenatal maternal depression

Personal or family history of depression

Personal history of depression

167 (5.2%)

2.7 (1.9; 3.9)

<0.001

2.1 (1.2; 3.6)

0.008

Mother of the expectant mother had a personal history of depression

553 (19.0%)

1.7 (1.3; 2.2)

<0.001

1.2 (0.8; 1.7)

0.357

Father of the expectant mother had a personal history of depression

154 (5.3%)

1.9 (1.3; 2.9)

0.001

1.8 (1.1; 3.1)

0.017

Factors regarding pregnancy

Unintentional pregnancy

1566 (48.7%)

1.4 (1.2; 1.8)

0.001

1.2 (0.9; 1.7)

0.173

Mother felt unhappy about being pregnant

164 (5.2%)

2.3 (1.6; 3.4)

<0.001

1.5 (0.8; 2.7)

0.176

Primiparous

1570 (48.6%)

1.0 (0.9; 1.3)

0.677

1.0 (0.7; 1.3)

0.798

Gender of the child – male

1678 (51.9%)

0.8 (0.7; 1.0)

0.047

0.7 (0.5; 1.0)

0.022

Mother under 18 years

41 (1.3%)

1.2 (0.5; 2.8)

0.725

0.9 (0.2; 4.3)

0.947

Education – secondary^a

1420 (44.4%)

1.3 (0.9; 1.8)

0.114

0.6 (0.4; 0.9)

0.026

Education – primary^a

1167 (36.5%)

1.8 (1.3; 2.5)

<0.001

0.8 (0.5; 1.1)

0.111

Factors regarding the time of questionnaire

Family savings^b

1274 (56.9%)

0.7 (0.6; 1.0)

0.021

0.7 (0.5; 1.0)

0.056

Mother living alone^b

88 (2.7%)

3.0 (1.9; 4.8)

<0.001

1.6 (0.8; 3.5)

0.196

Psychosocial stressors^c

4.0 (0.0; 18.0)

1.09 (1.07; 1.10)

<0.001

1.07 (1.04; 1.09)

<0.001