Linking MCH and WIC: Integrating Perinatal Depression Screening and Prevention for High Risk Women


February 1, 2010

Funding: Department of Health and Human Services/ Health Resources and Services Administration/Maternal and Child Health Bureau (R40MC17179)

Summary: Perinatal depression is a significant public health problem, and its negative effects extend beyond women to their children, families, and society at large.  The purpose of this project is to embed routine perinatal depression screening for pregnant and postpartum women with infants <1 year old and evaluate a preventive intervention for low-income, ethnically diverse, high risk perinatal women receiving Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) services in a community-based public health center in the Washington DC area.

 

Researcher(s)

Huynh-Nhu (Mimi) Le