Interpreting & Acting on Screening Results

These resources support health professionals to interpret perinatal mental health screening results and take appropriate next steps, including follow-up assessment, risk management, and referral pathways. They may be particularly useful for Maternal and Child Health Nurses participating in PIRI’s PIRIMID study.

Resources

1. Further assessment of perinatal depression following screening
   
2. Assessing suicide risk and risk to the infant: Full risk assessment protocol
   
3. Assessing perinatal anxiety
   
4. Assessing risk factors for postnatal depression
   
5. PIRIMID: A clinician decision support system to integrate perinatal depression e-screening with pathways to care
   
6. Other mental health difficulties
   
7. Mother-infant bonding and safety concerns
   
8. Assessing the couple relationship and partner’s adjustment to parenthood
   
9. Pathways to care: A guide to the management of perinatal anxiety and depression