Using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale to Screen Pregnant Women

Screening for maternal depression is part of daily prenatal care by midwife at Nambour General Hospital. Edinburgh 's Post - natal Depression Scale (EPDS) was used to screen depression at the time of reservation and 36 weeks gestation. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of prenatal screening on the use of EPDS for depression. The current evidence will be discussed and the role of midwives in the management of EPDS of active midwives and women will be discussed.

There are a number of assessment measures used to measure and detect postpartum depression. In many countries, health visitors use the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS) to screen PND, a self-reported screening tool useful for the discovery of postpartum depression (Cox et al., 1987; Murray and Carothers 1990). et al. , 1996; Wickberg and Hwang, 1996b). This is for healthy visitors to evaluate their mother (appendix) at home in 6 to 8 weeks of age. Threshold score 12 is used as an indicator to correctly identify at least 80% of mothers with severe depression (Cox et al., 1987; Harris et al., 1989; Murray and Carothers, 1990) .

There are screening tools to help you find uneasy feelings. The Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS) is a 10 screening tool that asks the mother to consider how it feels during the week before the study. At the NMC birth center, EPDS will be held within 2 - 3 days after delivery, 2 weeks after delivery, 6 weeks after delivery, after new mothers are hospitalized. Anna said: "It can easily be dispelled." "But that can be said," I am not, I can not do. "" When a mother says this, the nurse gives this question You may follow up: "Do you have any further questions about this? How does it feel? Nurses can help you add vocabulary and understanding to specific emotions. Mothers experiencing these fears and fears should not push them away

Screening father perinatal depression. Useful screens include the Edinburgh Post-natal Depression Scale (EPDS) or Partner Report (EPDS-P), the Gotland Male Depression Scale (GMDS), and the more general epidemiological study depression scale (CES-D) ) And Patient Health Questionnaire - 9 (PHQ - 9). As with mother's depression screening, if either parent is screened positively or shows symptoms of depression, plan a plan (please consult your doctor). We will explore the composition of the family, the cultural beliefs of the father, the role of men in the family, the physical health of the parents, and the division of labor within the family. If parents do not live in the house, discuss the arrangements for living and visiting, take time together, arrange for parents. If parents are separated or divorced, encourage fathers and mothers to communicate with pediatricians separately