At their first booking appointment, women are offered a comprehensive and holistic assessment of their current and previous mental health and wellbeing.

This covers:

any relevant existing or previous care and treatment plan, including medication
physical health risk factors for the development of mental health problems
physical health and medical complications of their baby
risk factors associated with multiple pregnancy
access to support networks
psychosocial factors, such as poverty, homelessness, alcohol or substance use
risk of gender-based violence
experience of trauma
experience of pregnancy or baby loss (see Standard 11).