Edinburgh Perinatal/Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)

For use between 28–32 weeks in all pregnancies and 6–8 weeks postpartum


As much as I always could
Not quite so much now
Definitely not so much now
Not at all

As much as I ever did
Rather less than I used to
Definitely less than I used to
Hardly at all

Yes - most of the time
Yes - some of the time
Not very often
No - never

No - not at all
Hardly ever
Yes - sometimes
Yes - very often

Yes - quite a lot
Yes - sometimes
No - not much
No - not at all

Yes - most of the time I haven’t been able to cope
Yes - sometimes I haven’t been coping as well as usual
No - most of the time I have coped quite well
No - I have been coping as well as ever

Yes - most of the time
Yes - some of the time
Not very often
No - never

Yes - most of the time
Yes - quite often
Not very often
No - no at all

Yes - most of the time
Yes - quite often
Only occasionally
No - never

Yes - quite often
Sometimes
Hardly even
Never

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