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Table 2 Association between preterm birth and maternal mental illness hospitalization

From: Longitudinal risk of maternal hospitalization for mental illness following preterm birth

 

No. of women

Incidence per 1000 person-years (95% confidence interval)

Hazard ratio (95% confidence interval)

Preterm

Term

Preterm

Term

Unadjusted

Adjusteda

Any mental illness

6362

66,789

3.81 (3.72-3.90)

3.01 (2.99-3.04)

1.45 (1.42-1.48)

1.38 (1.35-1.41)

Depression

2573

26,651

1.50 (1.45-1.56)

1.18 (1.16-1.19)

1.45 (1.40-1.50)

1.37 (1.32-1.41)

Bipolar disorder

974

11,409

0.56 (0.53-0.60)

0.50 (0.49-0.51)

1.24 (1.17-1.30)

1.22 (1.15-1.29)

Psychotic disorder

639

6524

0.37 (0.34-0.40)

0.29 (0.28-0.29)

1.39 (1.29-1.48)

1.35 (1.25-1.44)

Stress and anxiety disorder

3977

41,456

2.34 (2.27-2.42)

1.85 (1.83-1.86)

1.49 (1.46-1.53)

1.42 (1.38-1.46)

Personality disorder

1772

17,623

1.03 (0.99-1.08)

0.78 (0.77-0.79)

1.59 (1.53-1.66)

1.50 (1.44-1.56)

Intentional self-harm

932

9930

0.54 (0.51-0.58)

0.44 (0.43-0.44)

1.47 (1.39-1.55)

1.36 (1.28-1.43)

  1. aHazard ratio for preterm vs. term, adjusted for age, comorbidity, substance use disorder, gestational diabetes, severe maternal morbidity, cesarean section, multiple birth, fetal congenital anomaly, socioeconomic deprivation, rurality, and time period