Relationship between Maternal Mood Disorders and Dietary Intake of 3-Year-Olds

Table 2

Presence of support for mothers with and without mood disorders three years after childbirth.

	Without mood disorders	With mood disorders	value^a
	(n = 559)	(n = 361)
	n (%)	n (%)
Husbands help with housework and childcare
Not at all	6 (1.1)	15 (4.2)	<0.0001
Not often	46 (8.2)	55 (15.2)
A little	169 (30.2)	136 (37.7)
Often	338 (60.5)	155 (42.9)
Husbands provide emotional support
Not at all	12 (2.2)	25 (6.9)	<0.0001
Not often	22 (3.9)	54 (15.0)
A little	176 (31.5)	124 (34.4)
Often	349 (62.4)	158 (43.8)
Have friends with whom they can talk about childbirth and childcare
Not at all	2 (0.4)	7 (1.9)	<0.0001
Not often	19 (3.4)	30 (8.3)
A little	181 (32.4)	166 (46.0)
Often	357 (63.9)	158 (43.8)

^a value was calculated using the Chi-squared test.