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As you are pregnant or have recently had a baby, we would like to know how you are feeling. Please choose the answer that comes closest to how you have felt IN THE PAST 7 DAYS, not just how you feel today.

1. I have been able to laugh and see the funny side of things

As much as I always couldNot quite so much nowDefinitely not so much nowNot at all

2. I have looked forward with enjoyment to things

As much as I ever didRather less than I used toDefinitely less than I used toHardly at all

3. I have blamed myself unnecessarily when things went wrong

Yes, most of the timeYes, some of the timeNot very oftenNo, never

4. I have been anxious or worried for no good reason

No, not at allHardly everYes, sometimesYes, very often

5. I have felt scared or panicky for no very good reason

Yes, quite a lotYes, sometimesNo, not muchNo, not at all

6. Things have been getting on top of me

Yes, most of the time I haven't been able to cope at allYes, sometimes I haven't been coping as well as usualNo, most of the time I have coped quite wellNo, I have been coping as well as ever

7. I have been so unhappy that I have had difficulty sleeping

Yes, most of the timeYes, sometimesNot very oftenNo, not at all

8. I have felt sad or miserable

Yes, most of the timeYes, quite oftenNot very oftenNo, not at all

9. I have been so unhappy that I have been crying

Yes, most of the timeYes, quite oftenOnly occasionallyNo, never

10. The thought of harming myself has occurred to me

Yes, quite oftenSometimesHardly everNever

Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). Source: Cox, J.L., Holden, J.M., and Sagovsky, R. 1987. Detection of postnatal depression: Development of the 10-item Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. British Journal of Psychiatry 150:782-786. Free to reproduce with this credit.

After the baby: mood check (EPDS)

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