Routine depression screening should be conducted during pregnancy and the early postpartum period, and results charted.

Examples of validated depression screening tools include:

• Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)
• Hamilton Depression Scale
• Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)
• General Health Questionnaire (GHQ)
• Generalized Contentment Scale
• Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-2 and PHQ-9) Tools
• Postpartum Depression Screening Scale (PDSS)
• The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)