Perinatal Depression Screening

The spectrum of depressive and anxiety symptoms occurring during pregnancy and for mothers and other caregivers within the first year after childbirth.

The following are validated perinatal screening tools:

• Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) (NOTE: Contact the Royal College of Psychiatrists at [email protected] to request permission to use. Rights and Permissions Manager: Lucy Alexander)
• Patient Health Questionnaire (2-item) (PHQ-2)
• Patient Health Questionnaire (9-item) (PHQ-9)
• The Survey of Well-being of Young Children (SWYC) includes the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale in the 2-, 4-, and 6-month visits and the PHQ-2 in the other visit forms.

More information about each tool is available on the STAR Center Screening Tool Finder.