Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study population (n = 114, mother–newborn pairs), FELICITy study

Maternal characteristics—Baseline

Age of mother at study entry, years

34.61 (± 4.52)

Gestational age at screening, weeks

34.07 [33.18, 34.96]

Gestational age at inclusion, weeks

36.71 [35.32, 37.54]

Score PSS

17.00 [9.00, 22.00]

Score PDQ

10.50 [6.25, 16.75]

BMI at study entry, kg/m²

27.61 [25.20, 30.42]

BMI pregestational, kg/m²

21.82 [20.30, 24.96]

Ethnicity, Caucasians/Europeans

106 (92.98)

Married, yes

85 (74.6)

University degree, yes

80 (70.2)

Household income > 5000€/month, Yes

53 (46.5)

Working status at screening, working

4 (3.5)

Multiparity, Yes

85 (74.6)

Planned pregnancy, Yes

92 (81.4)

Cesarean delivery, Yes

28 (24.6)

Smoking, Yes

7 (6.1)

IVF / ICSI, Yes

10 (8.8)

Gestational diabetes, Yes

11 (9.6)

Autoimmune disease, Yes

15 (13.2)

Cortisol in maternal hair, pg/mg

97.00 [58.00, 161.00]

Infant characteristics—Perinatal outcome

FSI

0.15 [−0.28, 0.60]

Gestational age at birth, weeks

39.71 [38.86, 40.57]

Gender, female

52 (45.6)

Birthweight, grams

3544.96 (± 431.78)