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Mental health screening activity during pregnancy

Data on mental health screening activity during pregnancy using the Whooley questions or GAD-2 assessment recorded in the Maternity Services Data Set, 2024.
Date published:
13 October 2025

Request received

A request for data on mental health screening activity during pregnancy using the Whooley questions or GAD-2 assessment recorded in the Maternity Services Data Set, 2024.

Our response

In response to this request we provided 2 tables (see Excel workbook below):

Table 1

A count of women and their mental health prediction and detection indicator (at antenatal booking status) by month, 2024. 

This data item records whether the Whooley questions to identify possible depression were asked at the booking visit.

Table 2

A count of care contacts with a record of Whooley or GAD-2 mental health screening or assessment recorded via SNOMED codes, by gestation at care contact date and month, 2024

Download the data

Last edited: 13 October 2025 1:03 pm