Title
Maternal Depression Scale: Do “Drop-In” Laborist Patients Have Increased Postpartum Screening Risks Compared to Patients with Adequate Prenatal Care?
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-17-2018
Publication Title
Maternal and Child Health Journal
First page number:
1
Last page number:
7
Abstract
Objectives The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) identifies women with depressive symptoms in pregnancy. Our primary objective was to determine the prevalence of EPDS screen-positive women delivering on our no prenatal care (laborist) service and to compare these patients to private patients delivering with prenatal care. MethodsRetrospective cohort analysis of EPDS scores during January 1, 2015 to June 18, 2015 was conducted. Scores ≥ 10 were considered at-risk. Results were analyzed as an aggregate and then as no prenatal care versus prenatal care… See full text for full abstract.
Keywords
Prenatal care; Postpartum depression; Edinburgh postnatal depression scale; EPDS Maternal health; Laborist service
Disciplines
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Language
English
Repository Citation
Magliarditi, A. T.,
Lua, L. L.,
Kelley, M. A.,
Jackson, D. N.
(2018).
Maternal Depression Scale: Do “Drop-In” Laborist Patients Have Increased Postpartum Screening Risks Compared to Patients with Adequate Prenatal Care?.
Maternal and Child Health Journal
1-7.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10995-018-2593-z