Commonly Used Screening Tools May Not Identify Women with Perinatal Anxiety Disorders
ACOG recommends that clinicians screen women at least once during the perinatal period for anxiety symptoms.
ACOG Opinion: Depression Screening for All Pregnant and Postpartum Women
It is estimated that about 15% of women suffer from depression either during pregnancy or the postpartum period. Prior to the 1980s, most new mothers had never heard of postpartum depression. Â Over the last few [...]