Table 1

Reported timing of symptoms of perinatal depression among women with PND

During pregnancy onlyAfter delivery onlyBoth during pregnancy and after deliveryMissing
All PND cases (N=5058)295 (6%)1627 (32%)3073 (61%)63 (1%)
PND_priorDep (N=2261)144 (6%)592 (26%)1507 (67%)18 (1%)
PND_firstDep (N=878)28 (3%)325 (37%)510 (58%)15 (2%)
  • Results are shown for all those meeting PND criteria and separately for those with a prior history of major depression (PND_priorDep) and those whose first onset of major depression was perinatal (PND_firstDep).

  • PND, perinatal depression.