@article{ref1,
title="Screening for postpartum depression during infant well child visits: a retrospective chart review",
journal="Clinical pediatrics",
year="2022",
author="Lamere, Kathryn and Golova, Natalia",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that pediatricians screen mothers for postpartum depression (PPD) at the infant's 1, 2, 4, and 6-month well child (WC) visits. Despite these recommendations, less than 50% of mothers are screened nationally. We evaluated the impact of a statewide quality improvement initiative that implemented routine screening for PPD utilizing the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS) at AAP recommended WC visits. A total of 224 patients were included. Screening rates increased significantly at all four WC visits (P <.01). A higher prevalence of positive EPDS screens was detected in mothers with a history of a mental health condition (P =.009) and in mothers who reported recent food or housing insecurity (P =.02). EPDS screening was successfully implemented through a statewide initiative in a busy hospital-based pediatric clinic. Pediatricians play an important role in identifying mothers with PPD and referring them to adequate treatment.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0009-9228",
doi="10.1177/00099228221097272",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00099228221097272"
}