Mental health of perinatal women

Table 1 Risk factors of perinatal mental illnesses

Socioeconomic disadvantage	High risk pregnancy
Young age	Giving birth to a female baby
Maternal country of birth	Being unmarried
Ethnic minority	Lack of support from the intimate partner
Low level of education	Intimate partner violence
Financial difficulties	Inter-personal issues with in-laws
Career insecurity	Insufficient emotional and practical support
Cigarette smoking	Not breastfeeding
History of trauma	Previous history of mental health problem
Sexual abuse
Unplanned pregnancy