Developing an obstetric care screening tool to improve social support access for pregnant women: A prospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Haruna Kawaguchi (Author), Ryoji Shinohara (Author), Yuka Akiyama (Author), Megumi Kushima (Author), Yoshio Matsuda (Author), Marie Yoneyama (Author), Tomomi Yamamoto (Author), Zentaro Yamagata (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundThis study aimed to develop an efficient interview sheet during pregnancy and screening tool to identify pregnant women needing social support at obstetric institutions. Moreover, we investigate the perinatal factors associated with the Edinburgh postnatal depression scale (EPDS).MethodsTh...