Table 2

Criteria for an alert to be sent to the research team

Type of alert Criteria
Yellow (Mild)Completing more than one EPDS assessment on the same day, with an overall EPDS score of 9 points or less and a score of 0 on question 10 of the EPDS
Orange (Moderate)Overall EPDS score between 10 and 12 points, with a score of 0 on question 10 of the EPDS
Red (Severe)Overall EPDS score of 13 points or more, and
1 or more points on question 10 of the EPDS, regardless of the overall EPDS score
  • EPDS, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale.