Quelles échelles psychométriques utiliser pour évaluer l'état psychologique de la femme enceinte ?

Pregnancy can be considered as a maturate crisis, a period of vulnerability, ambivalence, anxiety and uncertainty. Antenatal depression has a prevalence that can be similar to postpartum depression, which is between 10 to 20% depending on the study. Assessing the psychological impact of pregnancy is essential and even more, in the case of a complicated pregnancy with maternal or fetal disease. Yet, this evaluation remains difficult because of the subjective nature of these changes. It is therefore necessary to find and use an appropriate scale to deal with antepartum the best way. We have listed the different scales available to assess this phenomenon. Seven scales were found and their main characteristics were studied. Among them, the scale Edinburgh Prenatal Depression Scale (EPDS) seems to be the most used and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) seems to be the most appropriate. However, it has not been validated in obstetric context.