Mom's Good Mood: screening and management of perinatal depression within primary healthcare system in China-protocol for an effectiveness-implementation design study.

2–4 One recent review indicated that the prevalence of depression was 19.7% antenatally and 14.8% postnatally in mainland China, and that an increasing trend in prevalence has been observed in the last decade. 5 Untreated PND can result in short-term and long-term adverse outcomes for both women and their children, including increased risk of pre-eclampsia, self-harm, suicide and infanticide, 6 7 and higher risk of adverse birth outcomes and offspring neurodevelopmental and behavioural outcomes. 4 8 Thus, identification and management of PND are crucial to improve the quality of life of women, children and their families.

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