Table 2

Demographic Characteristics of Enrolled Women

CharacteristicAll Usual-Care Women (n = 990)All Intervention Women (n = 1,353)Usual-Care Women With Elevated Depression Scorea (n = 255)Intervention Women With Elevated Depression Scorea (n = 399)
Age, mean y (SD)26.7 (5.6)26.1 (5.4)26.8 (5.7)25.6 (5.2)
Married, %60504937
Living with partner, %78747267
At least one other adult in household, %90878681
Race: black, %18182121
Ethnicity: Hispanic, %14181319
Employed outside of home, %45484243
Education >high school, %56495043
Income >$50,000, %40353324
Primiparous, %37383438
History of depression, %32295646
Uninsured at 1st postpartum visit, %8594
Uninsured at 2 months postpartum, %42333523
  • EPDS = Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale; PHQ-9 = 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire.

  • a Elevated depression score: EPDS ≥10 on a scale ranging from 0 to 30; or PHQ-9 of ≥10 on a scale ranging from 0 to 27.