TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Screening for postpartum depression during infant well child visits: a retrospective chart review
JO  - Clinical pediatrics
A1  - Lamere, Kathryn
A1  - Golova, Natalia
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0009-9228
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00099228221097272
ID  - ref1
ER  -