Table 1 Socio-demographic, pregnancy and emotional health variables
Variables | Measures and tests |
|---|---|
Socio-demographic | Ages of mother and partner |
Cohabitation of the couple | |
Time of relationship of the couple | |
Mother’s educational level | |
Partner’s educational level | |
Mother’s job | |
Partner’s job | |
Sex of the baby | |
Pregnancy | Number of pregnancies |
Number of abortions | |
Number of deliveries | |
Gestational week | |
Birth weight | |
Obstetric risks (natural, operative vaginal, caesarean) | |
Biomedical risks (high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes) | |
Social risks (mother over 35 years old, smoker, consumer of alcohol, drugs) | |
Emotional health | Perceived stress scale (PSS) [42] |
Spanish-language version [43]. This scale measures the extent to which life situations are considered to be stressful. The scale ranges from 0 to 40 (with higher scores representing higher stress levels) | |
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) [44, 45]. This scale assesses the mother’s mood. Cut-off values of 10 or higher are most often used to identify women who might suffer from depression |