Early detection of mental illness for women suffering high-risk pregnancies: an explorative study on self-perceived burden during pregnancy and early postpartum depressive symptoms among Chinese women hospitalized with threatened preterm labour

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and clinical information of participants (N = 150)

Characteristic	Number participants (N)	Percentage (%)
Parity
Unipara	62	41.3
Multipara	88	58.7
Age (years)	30.9^a	5.9^b
Occupation
Unemployed	70	46.7
Employed	80	53.3
Education
Senior high school or below	80	53.3
Junior college or Bachelor degree	64	42.7
Master or doctorate	6	4.0
Residence
Rural area	44	29.3
Urban	106	70.7
The history of scarred uterus
No	102	68
Yes	48	32
Number of termination	0^c	6^d
Assisted reproductive technologies
No	132	88
Yes	18	12
Delivery mode
Natural labour	48	32
Caesarean delivery	102	68
Length of hospital stay (day)	23.12^a	16.30^b
Premature delivery
No	26	17.3
Yes	124	82.7
Social support (MSPSS)
Family support	24.73^a	2.99^b
Friend support	21.99^a	4.03^b
Significant other support	22.60^a	3.65^b

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