Welcome to Parenthood is associated with reduction of postnatal depressive symptoms during the transition from pregnancy to 6 months postpartum in a community sample: a longitudinal evaluation.

Becoming a mother is a fundamental life-transforming event characterized by high psychosocial distress. Most prenatal programming leaves women feeling unprepared for the realities of early parenthood. The purpose of this study was to design, implement, and evaluate a brief enhancement to existing prenatal programming, Welcome to Parenthood® (W2P).