Antenatal and postnatal mental health
Antenatal and postnatal mental health: clinical management and service guidance
| Guidance type: Clinical guideline |
| Date issued: February 2007 |
| Expected review date: TBC |
| Reference: CG45 |
SummaryThe advice in the NICE clinical guideline on mental health problems during pregnancy and after giving birth covers:
It does not specifically look at:
April 2007: Since publication, the recommendation on screening questions for depression has been corrected (this is recommendation 1.2.1.3 in the NICE guideline), and the guideline has been reissued. This recommendation now reads: At a woman’s first contact with primary care, at her booking visit and postnatally (usually at 4 to 6 weeks and 3 to 4 months), healthcare professionals (including midwives, obstetricians, health visitors and GPs) should ask two questions to identify possible depression. A third question should be considered if the woman answers ‘yes’ to either of the initial questions. The electronic versions of the guideline on this website all contain the correct recommendation on screening. Hard copies of the corrected quick reference guide are being mailed to the NHS. |
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Implementing this guidanceAny further information NICE has produced to help the NHS implement this guideline locally is linked to below: |
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