Table 2 Hospital admissions for postnatal depression in women with and without ED presentations during pregnancy, NSW 2006–2011

Principal diagnosis	ED presentation during pregnancy	Woman	The 1st admission				Re-admission				Overall admission
Principal diagnosis	ED presentation during pregnancy	Woman	Admission	Rate (/1,000)	95% CI		Admission	Rate (/1,000)	95% CI		Admission	Rate (/1,000)	95% CI
Unipolar depressive disorder (F32)	No	122564	279	2.28	2.01	2.55	75	0.61	0.47	0.75	354	2.89	2.59	3.19
	Yes	31764	129	4.06	3.36	4.76	96	3.02	2.42	3.62	225	7.08	6.16	8.00
	Total	154328	408	2.64	2.38	2.90	171	1.11	0.94	1.28	579	3.75	3.45	4.05
Mild MBDP (F53.0)	No	122564	479	3.91	3.56	4.26	63	0.51	0.38	0.64	542	4.42	4.05	4.79
	Yes	31764	158	4.97	4.20	5.74	15	0.47	0.23	0.71	173	5.45	4.64	6.26
	Total	154328	637	4.13	3.81	4.45	78	0.51	0.40	0.62	715	4.63	4.29	4.97
Severe MBDP (F53.1)	No	122564	97	0.79	0.63	0.95	64	0.52	0.39	0.65	161	1.31	1.11	1.51
	Yes	31764	25	0.79	0.48	1.10	10	0.31	0.12	0.50	35	1.10	0.74	1.46
	Total	154328	122	0.79	0.65	0.93	74	0.48	0.37	0.59	196	1.27	1.09	1.45
MBDP (F53)	No	122564	562	4.59	4.21	4.97	147	1.20	1.01	1.39	709	5.78	5.36	6.20
	Yes	31764	185	5.82	4.98	6.66	27	0.85	0.53	1.17	212	6.67	5.77	7.57
	Total	154328	747	4.84	4.49	5.19	174	1.13	0.96	1.30	921	5.97	5.59	6.35
Others	No	122564	23	0.19	0.11	0.27	61	0.50	0.37	0.63	84	0.69	0.54	0.84
	Yes	31764	11	0.35	0.17	0.63	4	0.13	0.04	0.33	15	0.47	0.26	0.78
	Total	154328	34	0.22	0.15	0.29	65	0.42	0.32	0.52	99	0.64	0.51	0.77
Overall depressive disorders	No	122564	815	6.65	6.19	7.11	332	2.71	2.42	3.00	1147	9.36	8.82	9.90
	Yes	31764	304	9.57	8.50	10.64	148	4.66	3.91	5.41	452	14.23	12.93	15.53
	Total	154328	1119	7.25	6.83	7.67	480	3.11	2.83	3.39	1599	10.36	9.85	10.87

ED Emergency Department, MBDP Mental and behavioural disorders associated with the puerperium (F53)

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