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Table 1 Participants’ demographic information and suicidal experiences

From: What makes a perinatal woman suicidal? A grounded theory study

Pseudonym

Gestation or infant’s age at onset of suicidal thoughts

No. of children at onset of suicidal thoughts

Psychiatric diagnosis received from healthcare professional (if applicable)

Specialist perinatal support accessed (if applicable)

Suicidal thoughts

Suicidal planning

Attempted suicide

Suicidal when pregnant

Pregnant mother 1

6–8 weeks gestation

0

Recurrent depressive disorder

Perinatal outpatient service

Pregnant mother 2

9 weeks gestation

0

Obsessive compulsive disorder

PCMHT

 

Suicidal when pregnant and postpartum

Pregnant and postpartum mother 1

36 weeks gestation (in pregnancy)

3 months old (postpartum)

0 (in pregnancy)

1 (postpartum)

No diagnosis received

Perinatal wellbeing group

  

Pregnant and postpartum mother 2

8 weeks gestation (in pregnancy)

8 months old (postpartum)

0 (in pregnancy)

1 (postpartum)

Depression

None

  

Pregnant and postpartum mother 3

20 weeks gestation (in pregnancy)

Newborn (postpartum)

0 (in pregnancy)

1 (postpartum)

Depression

None

  

Suicidal when postpartum

 Postpartum mother 1

3 weeks old

1

Severe postnatal depression

MBU

  

 Postpartum mother 2

6.5 months old

1

Generalised anxiety disorder

MBU

 Postpartum mother 3

4 months old

1

Postpartum psychosis

MBU

  

 Postpartum mother 4

4 months old

2

Depression and anxiety

None

  

 Postpartum mother 5

Newborn

1

No diagnosis received

PCMHT

 

 Postpartum mother 6

1 week old

1

Atypical anorexia

None

 

 Postpartum mother 7

Newborn

1

No diagnosis received

None

 
  1. MBU Inpatient mother and baby unit, PCMHT Perinatal community mental health team