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Improving Postpartum Depression Screening And Treatment Referral Rates In An Ob-Gyn Clinic, Ciddet Abrahams
Improving Postpartum Depression Screening And Treatment Referral Rates In An Ob-Gyn Clinic, Ciddet Abrahams
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Abstract
Background: Up to 25 % of adult women are diagnosed with postpartum depression. This diagnosis may also lead to poor health outcomes for the mother and the infant. Four out of five women with a positive screening for postpartum depression do not receive care from a mental health provider.
Purpose: The purpose of the project was to improve postpartum depression screening and follow-up care to mental health services in a clinic providing obstetrical and gynecological care in the central Texas area.
Objectives: The primary objective of the project was to increase postpartum depression screening rates. The second objective was …