Requires licensed health care professionals providing prenatal and postnatal care to provide education and screenings to certain patients.*

Summary

The bill amends New Jersey’s postpartum‑depression law to require doctors, nurse‑midwives and other licensed providers who give prenatal care to offer, upon request, a screening for postpartum depression to any pregnant patient who has a history of depression. It also reinforces existing requirements for education, family involvement and post‑natal screening. The aim is to identify risk early and reduce silent suffering.

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