Clinical Study
Maternal Psychological Problems Associated with Neonatal Intensive Care Admission
Table 4
Psychological adjustment and demographic characteristics of NICU subgroups mothers according to the EPDS scores.
| | High EPDS subgroup (13) : 26 | Low EPDS subgroup (13) : 62 | |
| Gestational age: | | | | Preterm (37 wk) (n) | 15 | 28 | .28 | Term (37 wk) (n) | 11 | 34 |
| Infant hospital stay: days | | | | Median (min-max) | 12 (1–75) | 7 (1–65) | .022 |
| Maternal age (mean ± SD) years | | | .40 |
| Parity: | | | | Multipar (n) | 15 | 22 | .054 | Primipar (n) | 11 | 40 |
| Type of delivery: | | | | NVD (n) | 5 | 17 | .41 | Caesarean (n) | 21 | 45 |
| Education of mother: | | | | 8 years (n) | 11 | 17 | .17 | 8 years (n) | 15 | 45 |
| Anxiety inventory: (mean ± SD) | | | | State | | | .003 | Trait | | | .024 |
| Adult attachment scale: | | | | Secure (n) | 9 | 48 | .001 | Insecure (n) | 17 | 14 |
| MSPSS (mean ± SD) | | | .22 |
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