The 2 newly published studies, Smythe et al1 and Sultan et al,2 are systematic reviews (Smythe et al1 also comprises a meta-analysis) dealing with the topic of perinatal mental health (ie, mental health during the time of pregnancy up to 1 year after birth). Smythe et al1 estimated prevalence rates of perinatal depression and anxiety in parental dyads and associated factors. The pooled prevalence of depression was 1.72% (antenatally), 2.37% (0-12 weeks post partum), and 3.18% (3-12 months post partum). Given the paucity of dyadic studies, no prevalence estimate for anxiety could be determined. Sultan et al2 examined the psychometric properties of 10 existing patient-reported outcome measures for assessing maternal postpartum depression. Although all included patient-reported outcome measures demonstrated adequate content validity, only the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale received a class A recommendation (recommended for use). All other patient-reported outcome measures received a class B recommendation (further psychometric evaluation required before recommendation). The authors concluded that the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale is currently the best available patient-reported screening measure for maternal postpartum depression.