“I can't stop worrying about everything”—Experiences of rural Bangladeshi women during the first postpartum months

Figures & data

Table I Themes, categories, and subcategories emerging from the women's narratives

Themes	Categories	Subcategories
Family dynamics	Family relations	Living together with in-laws Polygamous marriages
	Violence	Intimate partner violence Violence in the family
Limits of survival	Poverty	Economic difficulties Not enough food
	Insecurity	Fear of dying during the delivery Earlier negative life events
	Health	Maternal physical health Maternal mental health Infant health
Role of the cultural context	Traditional norms	Birth in the father's house Restrictions Support from own family Preferences for boys

Table II Background data of the participants

	Participants N=21
Mother's age [Md (min–max)]	27 (17–45)
Husband's age [Md (min–max)]	36 (25–55)
Mothers literate [N (%)]
Yes	11 (52%)
No	10 (48%)
Parity [Md (min–max)]	4 (1–7)
Previous loss of child [N (%)]
Yes	9 (42%)
No	12 (48%)
Delivery [N (%)]
Home	19 (90%)
Hospital	2 (10%)
Sex of the infant [N (%)]
Boy	11 (52%)
Girl	10 (48%)
Age of the infant/months [Md (min–max)]	6 (3–9)
Mothers’ EPDS during pregnancy [Md (min–max)]	12 (6–29)
Mothers’ EPDS at 2–3 months [Md (min–max)]	11 (10–14)
Mothers’ EPDS at 6–8 months [Md (min–max)]	12 (11–22)