American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 200, Issue 5 , Pages e63-e64 , May 2009

Universal screening for postpartum depression: an inquiry into provider attitudes and practice

Presented at the Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Obstetrical and Gynecological Society, June 2008, the Ross Society Annual Meeting, April 2008 and the 29th Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, January 2009.

  • Rachel Delatte, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprints: Rachel Delatte, MD, 118 Old Maple Ln., Durham, NC 27713
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  • Hongyuan Cao, BS, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Statistics and Operations Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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  • Samantha Meltzer-Brody, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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  • M. Kathryn Menard, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

Received 9 August 2008 ,Revised 26 October 2008 ,Accepted 10 December 2008.

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PII: S0002-9378(08)02421-6

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.12.022

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 200, Issue 5 , Pages e63-e64 , May 2009

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