title: A nurse-led initiative to improve obstetricians' screening for postpartum depression.
abstract: Although up to 20 percent of women experience postpartum depression, screening is not standard practice. In a metropolitan area where only 1 of 30 obstetricians and two primary care clinics reported routine screening for postpartum depression, a nurse-led initiative to implement routine screening using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale was carried out. Twenty-two obstetricians (76 percent) agreed to consistently implement screening for 3 months. Of the 21 participating obstetricians, 71.4 percent indicated that postpartum depression screening would become their standard care. This article describes implementation strategies and lessons learned.
authors: University of Southern Indiana in Evansville, IN, USA. gschaar@usi.edu
authors: Gina L
authors: GL
authors: Schaar
authors: Mellisa
authors: M
authors: Hall
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D019052:Depression, Postpartum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008503:Medical Staff / Q000193:education; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000193:education*; D009775:Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Hospital; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D019037:Urban Health Services
keywords: EPDS; depression; nurse-led initiative; postpartum depression; screening