BACKGROUND: The assessment of the psychosocial health of pregnant women and their
families, although recommended, is not carried out by most practitioners. One reason is the …

Background: A pregnant woman's psychological health is a significant predictor of
postpartum outcomes. The Antenatal Psychosocial Health Assessment (ALPHA) form …

DOI: 10.1503/cmaj. 050727... clinicians should not wait upon the results of empirical trials
before deciding whether or not routine antenatal screening is something they or their service …

Objective Eliciting known risk factors for postpartum depression (PPD) during pregnancy
may enable primary health care providers to identify women at increased risk of becoming …

OBJECTIVE To determine whether participants preferred a provider-completed or self-
reported antenatal psychosocial health assessment (ALPHA) form, to evaluate the forms' …

The purpose of this review was to critically analyse existing tools to measure perinatal
mental health risk and report on the psychometric properties of the various approaches …

OBJECTIVES: To assess the value of the Antenatal Risk Questionnaire (ANRQ) as a
predictor of postnatal depression, to evaluate its acceptability to pregnant women and …

RESEARCH PROBLEM: To investigate the impact of conducting structured antenatal
psychosocial assessments (SAPSA) on midwives' emotional wellbeing. The SAPSA …

Objective: To compare standardized, psychometrically sound measures of psychosocial
variables and physical violence with single‐item measures currently used for screening …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the strength of the association between antenatal psychosocial
risk factors and adverse postpartum outcomes in the family, such as assault of women by …