Outcomes
The principal outcome was the prevalence of depression, measured by the Edinburgh postnatal depression scale (EPDS), with a discrimination threshold set at 11 and above.24
Our secondary outcomes were the mean EPDS score and the risk of postpartum depression and, on the other hand, the prevalence, mean scores, and risk of other psychological disorders: anxiety, measured by Spielberger’s State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) form Y-A with a discrimination threshold ≥46,25 generalised anxiety disorders, measured by the Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) with a discrimination threshold >7,26 and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTDS), by the Revised Impact of Event Scale (IES-R) with a discrimination threshold ≥30.27