DEPRESIÓN POSTPARTO. POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION.

Postpartum depression occurs in 10-15% of women in the postpartum period. Despite the importance of postpartum depression in many cases it is not diagnosed or treated properly. The postpartum period is a very vulnerable period of great change and so it is important prevention and early diagnosis. Postpartum Depression Scale Edinburgh is useful as a screening method risk of postpartum depression in primary care. The midwife is one of the professionals who can help women to prevent and detect it early to derive and to be treated