In the 5 year lag model the RRs (risk ratios) are:

1.32 (Abortion)
1.06 (Pregnancy Loss)
1.05 (unwanted pregnancy – live birth)
1.22 (no adverse reaction – live birth)

Yes the abortion group shows a 32% increase overall in mental health problems, but the group that decided not to have an abortion shows a 22% increase in mental health problems – and this in the group that had no adverse reaction to being pregnant. Oddly the group that didn’t want to be pregnant – but had the baby anyway – did significantly better in mental health outcomes.

That leads me to wonder if the unwanted preganancy-livebirth group isn’t very representative.

And if we are to believe table 2 – we would have to conclude that motherhood isn’t the greatest thing for mental health either.