Depression Symptom Prevalence and Demographic Risk Factors Among U.S. Women During the First 2 Years Postpartum

Long‐term screening for childbearing women is justified based on the study findings. The ease in survey administration suggests potential for online depression screening by health care providers and researchers. Furthermore, risk factors identified from this large‐scale national survey, specifically young maternal age, low income, low education, not being employed full time, and multiparity, merit evaluation in clinical practice and future research.