Postnatal mood screens: what EPDS-style pathways are for

New motherhood brings joy and exhaustion — and sometimes mood changes that are hard to name without feeling judged.

Bodhana’s Mother door offers packages framed for perinatal wellbeing: structured mood and parenting-stress screens, scored automatically, reviewed by an RCI psychologist before release.

These pathways help mothers and families decide whether to speak with a GP, counsellor, or perinatal specialist. They are not a substitute for urgent psychiatric care if thoughts of self-harm or harm to the baby appear — seek emergency help immediately.

Consent, privacy language, and maternal-framed reports keep the experience distinct from child or adult autism/ADHD packages.