Importance Depression is a source of substantial burden for individuals and their families,
including women during the pregnant and postpartum period. Objective To systematically …

Background Relatively few studies have focused on the validation of psychometric scales
measuring depression during pregnancy. The aim of this review was to critically appraise …

Objective: The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is the most widely used
screening tool for postpartum depression (PPD). We systematically reviewed the published …

Objectives: i) To highlight the increasing use in the literature of unvalidated cut-off scores on
the Edinburgh Depression Scale (EDS/EPDS), as well as different wording and formatting in …

Maternal depression increases risk of adverse perinatal outcomes, and recent evidence
suggests that body image may play an important role in depression. This systematic review …

Postpartum depression (PPD) is the most common medical complication of childbearing.
Universal screening maximizes the likelihood of prompt identification of PPD. Obstetrician …

Background Depression in pregnancy increases the risk of complications for mother and
child. Few studies are done in ethnic minorities. We wanted to identify the prevalence of …

Objective: To study prevalence as well as risk factors for pregnancy and postpartum
depression in a sample of adolescent and adult Portuguese mothers. Methods: The …

Objective We sought to evaluate the psychometric properties of two widely used screening
scales: the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and Edinburgh Postnatal Depression …

Abstract Background The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is a self-reported
scale designed to detect postnatal depression, and also has been validated in multiple …