| Table 4. Neonatal outcomes based on the intensity of the mother's depression | |||||
| Variable | No depression (n=182) |
Mild depression (n=139) | Severe Depression (n=73) | p -value | |
| Birth weight | ≥2500 | 159 (87.36) | 104 (74.82) | 51 (69.86) | <0.0001 |
| <2500 | 23 (12.63) | 28 (20.14) | 22 (30.13) | ||
| Infant's Apgar score 1 minute after birth | ≥7 | 178 (97.81) | 133 (95.68) | 69 (94.52) | 0.09 |
| <7 | 4 (2.24) | 6 (4.32) | 4 (5.48) | ||
| Infant's Apgar score 5 minutes after birth | ≥7 | 180 (98.97) | 133 (95.68) | 71 (97.26) | 0.12 |
| <7 | 2 (1.15) | 6 (4.32) | 2 (2.74) | ||
| Respiratory distress at birth | Yes | 4 (2.24) | 3 (2.15) | 2 (2.74) | 0.36 |
| No | 178 (97.81) | 136 (97.84) | 71 (97.26) | ||
| Abnormality | Yes | 1 (0.54) | - (-) | - (-) | 0.59 |
| No | 181 (99.46) | 139 (100) | 73 (100) | ||