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Women's health
Observational study
Sixteen per cent of mothers who present their young infants to the emergency department with non-time-critical conditions screen positive for postnatal depression
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Implications for practice and research
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Maternal mental health should be routinely assessed in paediatric settings where the presenting problem is the infant.
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The emergency department (ED) setting is an opportune place for the identification of postnatal depression (PND) and referral for support.
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Study findings should be replicated in other ED settings, with more socioeconomically diverse samples and confirmed through the use of diagnostic interviews.
Context
PND is a common mental health problem with community prevalence estimates internationally ranging between 8% and 20%.1 A large body of research demonstrates ongoing adverse impacts on the mother, her family and …
Footnotes
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Competing interests None.