Postpartum depression check (EPDS)
As you are pregnant or have recently had a baby, we would like to know how you are feeling. Please choose the answer that comes closest to how you have felt IN THE PAST 7 DAYS, not just how you feel today.
This check uses the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) — 10 questions used worldwide to screen for depression during pregnancy and in the year after birth.
Your answers stay on this device — nothing is sent or saved anywhere.
DocSana self-checks are for information only. They are screening tools, not diagnoses: only a licensed clinician can diagnose a mental health condition. Your answers are scored in your browser and are never sent to or stored by DocSana. We count visits to these pages with privacy-friendly analytics that use no cookies and never receive your answers or results. There is no advertising tracking on self-check pages. If you're in crisis, call or text 988, or call 911 if you're in immediate danger.
Common questions
What is the EPDS?
The EPDS — the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale — is a 10-question postpartum depression test used worldwide to screen new and expecting parents. It asks how you have been feeling over the past 7 days. People search for it as the EPDS test or Edinburgh scale.
Is this check only for after birth?
It's designed for use during pregnancy and in the year after birth.
What does my score mean?
Scores run 0–30. 0–9 suggests low likelihood of depression, 10–12 possible depression, and 13 or higher suggests probable depression worth discussing with a clinician.
I'm not the birth parent. Can I take this?
The EPDS was designed for birth mothers. Partners can experience depression too — ask a clinician about the right screen for you.
Where can I get help quickly?
Your OB-GYN or midwife is a good first call. The National Maternal Mental Health Hotline (1-833-852-6262) takes calls and texts, free, 24/7.
The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale was developed by J.L. Cox, J.M. Holden and R. Sagovsky. Cox, J.L., Holden, J.M., and Sagovsky, R. 1987. Detection of postnatal depression: Development of the 10-item Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. British Journal of Psychiatry 150:782-786.
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