TheEdinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EGCFS) should be used by paediatricians during follow-up visits to families where a baby has been born. The study showed that this scale is effective in detecting postnatal depression.
The study npdst. data on a group of 220 newborns (110 of whom were born during the period when mothers were screened using the EGCFS during follow-up visits).
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