Perinatal mental health and psychosocial assessment

This practice resource manual covers the following topics, including the:

• Recognition of perinatal mental health disorders (Resource 1).
• Rationale for screening and properties of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) (Resource 2).
• Depression screening protocol (Resource 3).
• Psychosocial assessment (Resource 4).
• Decision making about the pathways to care in (Resource 5).
• Women-centered care and advanced communication skills to undertake these activities (Resource 6).

It has been developed by expert staff at the Parent-Infant Research Institute (PIRI), Mercy Women’s Hospital and Austin Health perinatal, who have an extensive background in the area of perinatal mental health as well as health professional training.