Table 1 Maternal demographic characteristics, split by the premature and term groups

Maternal Age (M ± SD)

30.76 ± 5.74

29.31 ± 4.22

Current Diagnosis of Clinical Anxiety (N/%)

Yes

84 (52.50%)

59 (36.90%)

Country of Residence (N/%)

No

72 (45.00%)

101 (63.10%)

Prefer Not to Say

4 (2.50%)

0 (0.00%)

United Kingdom of and Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Ireland

84 (52.50%)

95 (59.40%)

United States

49 (30.60%)

58 (36.30%)

Timing of Anxiety Diagnosis^b(N/%)

Other European

4 (2.50%)

0 (0.00%)

Before Pregnancy

44 (27.50%)

46 (28.70%)

Other Non-European

23 (14.38%)

7 (4.38%)

During Pregnancy

7 (4.40%)

4 (2.50%)

Postpartum

33 (20.60%)

9 (5.60%)

Ethnic Origin (N/%)

White

141 (88.10%)

147 (91.90%)

Taking Prescribed Medication for Anxiety^b(N/%)

Pakistani

2 (1.30%)

0 (0.00%)

Yes

44 (27.50%)

7 (4.40%)

Black Caribbean and Black African

8 (5.00%)

1 (0.60%)

No

39 (24.40%)

52 (32.50%)

Indian

3 (1.90%)

1 (0.60%)

Declined to Answer

1(1.19%)

0 (0.00%)

Other

6 (3.80%)

10 (6.25%)

Prefer Not to Say

0 (0.00%)

1 (0.60%)

Current Diagnosis of Clinical Depression (N/%)

Yes

60 (37.50%)

14 (8.80%)

Marital Status (N/%)

No

99 (61.90%)

146 (91.30%)

Married

101 (63.10%)

129 (80.60%)

Prefer not to Say

1 (0.60%)

0 (0.00%)

Living with Partner

44 (27.50%)

27 (16.90%)

Separated

3 (1.90%)

0 (0.00%)

Timing of Depression Diagnosis^b

Single

12 (7.50%)

4 (2.50%)

Before Pregnancy

29 (18.10%)

11 (6.90%)

During Pregnancy

5 (3.10%)

3 (1.90%)

Occupation (N/%)

Postpartum

26 (16.30%)

14 (8.80%)

Managers, Directors and Senior Officials

11 (6.90%)

5 (3.10%)

Professional Occupations

52 (32.50%)

53 (33.10%)

Taking Prescribed Medication for Depression^b

Associative Professional and Technical Occupations

2 (1.30%)

9 (5.60%)

Yes

38 (23.80%)

7 (4.40%)

Administrative and Secretarial Occupations

18 (11.30%)

20 (12.50%)

No

21 (13.10%)

7 (4.40%)

Skilled Trades Occupations

3 (1.90%)

9 (5.60%)

Declined to Answer

1(1.67%)

0 (0.00%)

Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations

16 (10.00%)

51 (31.90%)

Sales and Customer Service Occupations ^a

14 (8.8%)

N/A

Maternal Anxiety on PSAS-RSF (M ± SD)

Process, Plant and Machine Operatives

0 (0.00%)

4 (2.50%)

Maternal Competence and Attachment Anxieties

7.85 ± 2.80

6.95 ± 2.06

Elementary Occupations

11 (6.90%)

1 (0.60%)

Infant Safety and Welfare Anxieties

11.49 ± 3.11

8.98 ± 2.52

Not in a Paid Occupation

33 (20.60%)

8 (5.00%)

Practical Infant Care Anxieties

10.78 ± 2.86

8.24 ± 2.46

Psychosocial Adjustment to Motherhood

11.52 ± 2.82

9.25 ± 2.36

Educational Attainment (N/%)

PSAS-RSF Total

41.64 ± 9.04

33.41 ± 6.46

Completed Postgraduate Education, or equivalent

38 (23.80%)

19 (11.90%)

Completed Undergraduate Education, or equivalent

55 (34.40%)

63 (39.40%)

Completed A-Levels, or equivalent

29 (18.10%)

47 (29.40%)

Completed GCSE’s, or equivalent

17 (10.60%)

28 (17.50%)

No Qualifications

7 (4.40%)

1 (0.60%)

Other

14 (8.80%)

2 (1.30%)

Housing Situation (N/%)

Own your Own Home

89 (55.6%)

120 (75.00%)

Rent Privately

50 (31.30%)

28 (17.50%)

Rent from the Local Authority

13 (8.10%)

7 (4.40%

Live with Parents

3 (1.90%)

3 (1.90%)

Other

5 (3.10%)

2 (1.30%)

Occupant Number, inc. Participant (N/%)

Two

10 (6.30%)

5 (3.1%)

Three

86 (53.80%)

115 (71.90%)

Four

38 (23.80%)

22 (13.8%)

Five or more

26 (16.25%)

18 (11.30%)