Cost-effectiveness of screening tools for identifying depression in early pregnancy: a decision tree model

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• who: Margaret Heslin from the The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) [17] guidelines on antenatal and postnatal mental health recommends maternity professionals consider using the two Whooley questions [18, ] to identify depressive disorders in pregnancy at the first antenatal appointment (8, weeks pregnancy) at which, % of women are estimated to attend [20]If a woman responds yes to either of the Whooley questions, the professional should consider referring the woman to her GP or mental health services. However, others advocate the use of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) [21]. Existing evidence on the . . .
  

   

  

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