SynthesisArchives of women's mental health2024
Digital screening for mental health in pregnancy and postpartum: A systematic review.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Women's Experiences of Screening and Assessment of Mental Health Problems in the Perinatal Period: A Systematic Review and Meta-synthesis.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2026Pooled it
- Digital health technologies for self-identification of the risk of perinatal mental illness: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Digital Health Interventions for Perinatal Depression in Diverse Cultural Contexts: a Systematic Review.Current psychiatry reports · 2025Pooled it
- Virtual reality enhanced mindfulness and yoga intervention for postpartum depression and anxiety in the post COVID era.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Clinicians' Experiences and Recommendations for Implementing Trauma-Informed Care in Perinatal Settings.Research in nursing & health · 2026Article
- Feasibility and Acceptability of a Prevention-Focused Screener for Perinatal Depression Risk: Mixed Methods Cohort Study.JMIR human factors · 2026Article
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- Editorial Synthesis for, 'Parenting Across the Lifespan: Perinatal Mental Health, Infant Feeding, and Child Development'.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2026Article
- Reimagining maternal and infant wellbeing through AI-embedded integrative arts-based care: a public health perspective.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Improving inpatient postpartum depression screening: results from a quality improvement initiative.Archives of women's mental health · 2025Article
- Development of Powerly, unguided mobile app intervention preventing postpartum depression and anxiety & study protocol of randomized clinical trial.Internet interventions · 2025Article
- A brief international screening tool for traumatic birth and childbirth-related PTSD: the city BiTS-short form.BMJ global health · 2025Article
- Bibliometric Analysis on of the Impact of Screening to Minimize Maternal Mental Health on Neonatal Outcomes: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
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Abstract
purposeThis systematic review aimed to determine if digital screening for mental health in pregnancy and postpartum is acceptable, feasible and more effective than standard care (paper-and pen-based screening or no screening). The second aim was to identify barriers and enablers to implementing digital screening in pregnancy and postpartum.
methodOVID MEDLINE, PsycINFO, SCOPUS, CINAHL, Embase, Web of Science, Joanna Briggs Database and All EMB reviews incorporating Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (OVID) were systematically searched for articles that evaluated digital screening for mental health in pregnancy and postpartum between 2000 and 2021. Qualitative articles were deductively mapped to the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF).
resultsA total of 34 articles were included in the analysis, including qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods studies. Digital screening was deemed acceptable, feasible and effective. TDF domains for common barriers included environmental context and resources, skills, social/professional role and identity and beliefs about consequences. TDF domains for common enablers included knowledge, social influences, emotion and behavioural regulation.
conclusionWhen planning to implement digital screening, consideration should be made to have adequate training, education and manageable workload for healthcare professionals (HCP's). Organisational resources and support are important, as well as the choice of the appropriate digital screening assessment and application setting for women. Theory-informed recommendations are provided for both healthcare professionals and women to inform future clinical practice.
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