Increasing postpartum depression screening and resources in pediatric primary care: A quality improvement project to enhance provider confidence.

Background: Unidentified and untreated postpartum depression (PPD) can have a negative impact on children. This Quality Improvement (QI) project aimed to increase PPD screening through provider education and enhancing pediatric primary care provider (PCP) confidence in using the Edinburg Postnatal Depression Screening (EPDS) tool, discussing PPD with mothers, and providing resources.

Design And Methods: PCPs and staff were educated on the project.