Maternal Mood
Key questions
Patients: What did you know about perinatal mood disorders? What guidance was provided prenatally? In the hospital? By pediatric and maternity providers?
If you were screened for depression with a questionnaire, how was it explained / put in context? If you screened positive or had symptoms, what care was offered? If medications were prescribed, how were you counseled? Did you fill your prescription? Start therapy? If a referral was made, was it timely? Did you keep your appointment? Why / why not? What community resources were provided?
For providers: What is your screening practice? What training do you have on managing perinatal depression? What is your “comfort zone” on this topic? To whom do you refer? What resources do you have within your practice? What would you like?
