Implementation of Prevention and Intervention of Maternal Perinatal Depression to Strengthen Maternal and Child Health

IMPRINT strengthens maternal and child health by screening, treating and preventing maternal perinatal depression, the most common complication of pregnancy and the child's first 1000 days. It is associated with poor pregnancy outcome and perinatal mortality and has adverse consequences on physical and mental development of the child. Yet, only 7-28% of women with perinatal depression worldwide receive appropriate evidence-based care. This is astounding given that the need of investing on mental health is widely recognized and low-intensity interventions not requiring costly mental health professionals have been shown to be effective. IMPRINT improves the effectiveness, reliability, safety, appropriateness, equity and efficiency of routine health care provided for the mother and the child during the child's first 1000 days of life. The investigators 1) have adapted into the gender-, cou