Perinatal Mental Health

​​Decision Support for Prenatal & Postpartum Depression Treatment

​​These tools are designed to help you explore treatment options for depression during pregnancy or after childbirth. They can help you think through what matters most to you, compare treatment options, and prepare for a shared decision-making conversation with your care team.

Prenatal Decision Tool

​​Compare treatment options for depression during pregnancy based on the criteria that matter most to you. Adjust the sliders to show how important factors such as medication-free preference, speed of relief, privacy, daily responsibilities, and support needs are in your decision.

​​The tool updates treatment rankings based on your preferences and can help you prepare for a shared decision-making conversation with your clinician.

Open Prenatal Tool (new tab)

Postpartum Decision Tool

​​Compare treatment options for postpartum depression based on the criteria that matter most to you. Adjust the sliders to show how important factors such as speed of relief, breastfeeding, affordability, family involvement, daily responsibilities, and support needs are in your decision.

​​The tool updates treatment rankings based on your preferences and can help you discuss treatment choices with your clinician or support person.

Open Postpartum Tool (new tab)

How to use these tools

  1. ​​Choose the prenatal or postpartum decision tool.
  2. ​​Review each treatment option and the criteria listed on the left side.
  3. ​Slide the bars to show how important each criterion is to you.
  4. ​​Use the thumbs-up or thumbs-down direction to show which side of a criterion you prefer.
  5. ​​Review how the treatment rankings change based on your preferences.

Note: These tools are for information and decision support only. They do not replace professional medical advice.

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