Examining the Relationship Between Screening for Postpartum Depression and Associated Child Health Service Utilization and Costs: A Study Using the All Our Families Cohort and Administrative Data.

This study describes the relationship between maternal PPD screening status and annual child health service utilization and costs over the first five years of age. Findings from this administrative data study will support decision-makers in understanding the secondary effects associated with maternal PPD screening and inform future cost-effectiveness analyses of PPD screening interventions using a maternal-child health perspective.