| Table 2. The frequency distribution of the pregnancy outcomes based on the mother's intensity of depression | |||||
| Variable | No depression (n=182) | Mild (n=139) | Severe (n=73) | p -value | |
| Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | |||
| Preeclampsia | Yes | 4 (2.20) | 4 (2.78) | 9 (12.32) | <0.01 |
| No | 178 (97.8) | 135 (97.13) | 64 (87.68) | ||
| Pregnancy diabetes | Yes | 6 (3.20) | 8 (5.76) | 5 (6.85) | 0.06 |
| No | 176 (96.8) | 131 (71.98) | 68 (93.15) | ||
| Preterm rupture of the membranes | Yes | 5 (2.75) | 7 (5.04) | 11 (15.06) | <0.01 |
| No | 177 (97.25) | 132 (94.96) | 62 (84.94) | ||
| Preterm rupture of the placenta | Yes | 1 (0.54) | - (-) | 1 (1.36) | 0.22 |
| No | 181 (99.46) | 139 (100) | 72 (98.64) | ||
| Preterm delivery | Yes | 34 (18.68) | 53 (38.12) | 31 (42.46) | 0.04 |
| No | 148 (81.32) | 86 (67.87) | 42 (57.54) | ||
| Cesarean section | Yes | 69 (37.91) | 98 (70.50) | 56 (76.72) | 0.02 |
| No | 113 (62.08) | 41 (29.50) | 17 (23.28) | ||
| Intrauterine fetal death | Yes | - (-) | 3 (2.16) | 3 (4.14) | <0.01 |
| No | 182 (100) | 136 (97.84) | 70 (95.89) | ||
| Intrauterine fetal growth restriction | Yes | 2 (1.10) | 1 (0.72) | 7 (9.58) | <0.001 |
| No | 180 (98.9) | 138 (99.28) | 66 (94.42) | ||