Research Article

Relationship between Maternal Mood Disorders and Dietary Intake of 3-Year-Olds

Table 2

Presence of support for mothers with and without mood disorders three years after childbirth.

Without mood disordersWith mood disorders valuea
(n = 559)(n = 361)
n (%)n (%)

Husbands help with housework and childcare
 Not at all6 (1.1)15 (4.2)<0.0001
 Not often46 (8.2)55 (15.2)
 A little169 (30.2)136 (37.7)
 Often338 (60.5)155 (42.9)
Husbands provide emotional support
 Not at all12 (2.2)25 (6.9)<0.0001
 Not often22 (3.9)54 (15.0)
 A little176 (31.5)124 (34.4)
 Often349 (62.4)158 (43.8)
Have friends with whom they can talk about childbirth and childcare
 Not at all2 (0.4)7 (1.9)<0.0001
 Not often19 (3.4)30 (8.3)
 A little181 (32.4)166 (46.0)
 Often357 (63.9)158 (43.8)

a value was calculated using the Chi-squared test.