Maternal Psychological Problems Associated with Neonatal Intensive Care Admission

Table 5

Psychological adjustment and demographic characteristics of control subgroups according to the EPDS scores.

	High EPDS subgroup (≥13) (𝑛: 11)	Low EPDS subgroup (<13) (𝑛: 70)	𝑃
Anxiety inventory: (median(min-max))
State	42.5 (25–75)	43 (22–75)	.47
Trait	34.5 (27–61)	47.5 (20–61)	.17
Adult attachment scale:
Secure (n)	3	54	.001
Insecure (n)	8	15
MSPSS (median(min-max))	72.5 (45–84)	75 (12–84)	.63
Maternal age (med(min-max)) years	28 (19–39)	30 (21–41)	.31
Education of mother:
<8 years (n)	3	17	.83
≥8 years (n)	8	53
Parity:
Multipar (n)	5	36	.71
Primipar (n)	6	34
Type of delivery:
NVD (n)	5	42	.29
Caesarean (n)	6	28