Postpartum depression and anxiety are highly prevalent worldwide. Fisher et al., estimated
the prevalence of depression and anxiety at 15.6% during the antenatal and 19.8% during …

Background Clinical practice guidelines recommend that women be screened for
depression as a routine component of maternity care however there is ongoing debate …

Perinatal depression is prevalent, under-diagnosed and can have serious long-term effects
on the wellbeing of women, their partners and infants. In the absence of active identification …

Abstract Background In 2018, the World Health Organization reported that depression is the
most common cause of disability worldwide, with over 300 million people currently living …

Recent developments in the study of mental health issues surrounding childbirth, have
brought about a shift from the narrow concept of “postnatal depression”(PND) to a …

Screening for perinatal depression and anxiety in community-based maternal and child
health settings may help close the detection and treatment gap among women at higher risk …

Perinatal depression (PND) screening recommendations are made by national, state-based
and professional organisations; however, there is disagreement regarding screening timing …

Objective Clinical practice guidelines disagree on whether health care professionals should
screen women for depression during pregnancy or postpartum. The objective of this …

Background Depression affects an individual's physical health and mental well-being and, in
pregnant and postpartum women, has specific adverse short-and long-term effects on …

Background Given the growing policy and public health interest in the identification and
treatment of depression in pregnancy, an understanding of the feasibility, challenges, and …