Puerpério APP - uma aplicação móvel de apoio à puerpéras com depressão pós-parto baseada na Escala de Edimburgo

Abstract

The use of information technology is a reality in many areas of knowledge, a fact that also applies with the increasingly diverse implementation of mobile healthcare applications. Postpartum depression is a moderate to severe psychic disorder that follows baby blues, which is a feeling of deep sadness, fear and helplessness that affects mothers soon after delivery (postpartum women). These symptoms are common in about 80% of postpartum women, starting in the second or third week after delivery and many of them suffer from the symptoms of depression without being aware of it. In this sense, this paper aims to develop a mobile application that helps mothers to screen based on the Edinburgh Scale. The methodology adopted for the development of this work is divided into four stages: (i) bibliographic research and initial proposal (ii) case study (iii) application development and (iv) testing. It is expected that with the use of the developed mobile application it will be possible to trace a postpartum depression screening of the target audience.