Tamworth Post Natal Depression Support Group

EPDS stands for Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale.
EPDS Form
The guidelines for assessing EPDS are attached below.

Edinburgh Post Natal Depression Scale (EPDS)

Name:___________________________ EPDS Score:_______________________

Assessment Date:__________________ Assessor:_________________________

HOW ARE YOU FEELING?

As you have recently had a baby, we would like to know how you are feeling now. Please underline the answer which comes closest to how you have felt in the past 7 days – not just how you feel today. Here is an example already completed:

I have felt happy: Yes most of the time.
Yes some of the time.
No not very often.
No not at all.