Systematic Screening for Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders to Promote Onsite Mental Health Consultations: A Quality Improvement Report.

The implementation of a systematic perinatal mood and anxiety disorder screening guideline increased completed screenings in the perinatal period and increased the number of attended onsite mental health consultations. Systematic screening combined with onsite mental health consultation is a successful way to identify at-risk women and offer critical and convenient maternal mental health care without increasing the burden on perinatal care providers.