Clinical Trial: PREVENTION OF PERINATAL DEPRESSION BY EPDS DURING THE FIRST PRENATAL CONSULTATION AT MATERNITY DEPARTMENT
Study Status: Active, not recruiting
Recruit Status: Active, not recruiting
Condition: Peripartum Depression (PPD)
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: PREVENTION OF PERINATAL DEPRESSION BY EPDS DURING THE FIRST PRENATAL CONSULTATION AT MATERNITY DEPARTMENT: A CLUSTER-RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
Brief Summary:
The risk of PPD for a woman giving birth ranges between 10 and 20% worldwide, with about a third of postpartum depression that begin during pregnancy. PPD has been associated to negative short-/long-term effects for the mother's health, the child's health and early interactions when left untreated.PPD is underdiagnosed, less than half of patients being diagnosed partly because of atypical symptoms, reluctance of patients to seek help, and because of the lack of systematic screening for this condition. Other…
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