Validation of the Tilburg Pregnancy Distress Scale among pregnant women in Capricorn District, South Africa.

Background: The Tilburg Pregnancy Distress Scale (TPDS) was developed to measure pregnancy-specific psychological distress among pregnant women.

Method: The present study evaluated the psychometric properties of the TPDS in a South African location. Analysis was conducted using data obtained from a sample of 205 participants (average age = 27.