Table 3.49, Main resource requirements for screening for common mental disorders (depression, anxiety) in the postpartum period - WHO recommendations on maternal and newborn care for a positive postnatal experience

Resource	Description
Staff	▪ Midwives (community/public health), nurses, health visitors, social workers and/or mental health professionals (e.g. counsellors, psychotherapists, clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, community psychiatric nurses)
Training	▪ Special training and support for the staff administering the screening and assessment of women (e.g. midwives, nurses, health visitors, social workers)
Supplies	▪ Screening measures/tools/questionnaires
Equipment and infrastructure	▪ Might require redesigning or enhancing organization of postnatal care, for example by establishing and integrating networks of public health nurses, health visitors, social workers and/or mental health professionals in the delivery of postnatal care
Time	▪ Time associated with the screening – EPDS: 10 minutes face-to-face, 5 minutes self-administered – PHQ: 3-10 minutes depending on the version
Supervision and monitoring	▪ Ongoing support and supervision from physicians and psychiatric supervising teams

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Table 3.49Main resource requirements for screening for common mental disorders (depression, anxiety) in the postpartum period