Perinatal Mental Health
Provider-facing resources on perinatal mental health issues.
Screening and Assessment Tools
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale: Free PDF version of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale in English.
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale in Spanish: Free PDF version of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale in Spanish.
Using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale Translated into Languages Other than English: 271-page PDF document, including the EPDS translated into 18 languages, from the Government of Western Australia Department of Health.
PHQ-9: PDFs of the PHQ-9 in many languages.
Therapy Tools and Patient Handouts
Community Resources in Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia: Perinatal mental health patient handout and state and local resource lists compiled by the Department of Family Services at Children’s National Hospital. Available in English and Spanish.
HRSA National Maternal Mental Health Hotline: 24/7, free, confidential hotline for pregnant and new moms. Available in English and Spanish.
Postpartum Support International: Resources including a non-emergency helpline for families and a psychiatry consult appointment service for providers.
Treatment and Pharmacology Guides
Perinatal Mental Health and Social Support resources from the AAP: This page provides tools and resources for pediatric health care providers to connect with parents experiencing mental health challenges and connect the parent-infant dyad to support.
Perinatal Depression Screening Resources: List of online resources from the AAP for supporting perinatal mental health.
DC Collaborative for Mental Health in Pediatric Primary Care Perinatal Mental Health Toolkit: The DC Collaborative for Mental Health in Pediatric Primary Care has created a Perinatal Mental Health Toolkit specifically for pediatric providers in the District of Columbia and surrounding area. This toolkit is intended to aid Pediatric Primary Care Providers in screening for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, such as postpartum depression, during well-child visits in the first year postpartum.
Developing Brain Institute Toolkit for Families: This toolkit is intended to aid Pediatric Primary Care Providers in the District of Columbia and the surrounding area in screening for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, such as postpartum depression, during well-child visits in the first year postpartum.
Billing and Coding
Coding for Perinatal Depression: Information from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Webinars for Providers
Perinatal Mental Health Webinar Series: Educational webinar series for primary care providers from the MC3 mental health access program at the University of Michigan.
