Healing at Home 2.0 - Enhanced Chat Tool for Lowering Postpartum Depression

Scores from the validated EPDS screening tool will be calculated using standard scoring criteria for each of the 10 items. A score of 9 or greater or indication of suicide ideation will be used to indicate a positive depression screen.

Whether or not the patient attended their routine postpartum visit which should occur around the 6-week postpartum mark. We will accept routine postpartum visits up to 12-weeks postpartum.

The number of unscheduled visits, reason for visit, whether or not patient was admitted to hospital in the first 6 weeks postpartum will be counted

Patient asked mode of feeding at two time points. Options are exclusively breastfeeding, formula feeding only, or both breast and formula feeding.

Scores from the validated Self-efficacy in the Nurturing Role (SENR) tool will be calculated using Likert scale scoring criteria for each of the 16 items. Negative items are reverse-scored such that higher scores on the items always reflect greater self-efficacy.

Using a question from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment measure survey (PRAMS) to ask patients to identify warning signs of complications that can occur after birth

One question Likert scale ranking quality of sleep from terrible to excellent.

Average number of hours slept in the past 7 days.

Scores from a 10-item question from the validated Brief Pain Inventory short form will be calculated using Likert scale scoring criteria with scores ranging from 0-100. Higher scores mean higher pain.

Scores from the validated Barkin Index of Maternal Functioning tool will be calculated using Likert scale scoring criteria for each of the 20 questions. The total score ranges from 0 to 120, with a score of 120 representing perfect functioning.

4-item Likert scale where scores can range from 4 to 20. High scores indicate higher acceptability. Given to the intervention group only.