Date of Award
Spring 5-28-2022
Document Type
Doctor of Nursing Practice Final Manuscript
Degree Name
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Department
Nursing
First Advisor
Martha G. Fuller, PhD, PPCNP-BC
Abstract
Postpartum depression (PPD) is a mood disorder affecting mothers after childbirth. Research estimates that approximately 11%-18% of mothers in the United States and one in seven women in California suffer from perinatal mood and anxiety disorder (PMAD) such as postpartum depression. Untreated postpartum depression not only costs United States billions of dollars in healthcare expenditure annually, but also leads to health complications for both mother and baby. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends screening for PPD at 1-,2-,4-, and 6- month well visits. A screening and referral program were implemented in a pediatric setting to identify mothers at risk for PPD. fifty-nine mothers were screened during a 5-month period, none were missed. Seventeen of fifty-nine screened positive for depression. Evidence shows that screening is possible in a pediatric setting.
Digital USD Citation
Nikolaychuk, Vera, "Implementation of the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Screening Tool to Screen Mothers for Postpartum Depression in the Pediatric Setting" (2022). Doctor of Nursing Practice Final Manuscripts. 209.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/dnp/209
Copyright
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