Postnatal Risk Questionnaire – PNRQ

When you were growing up, did you feel your mother was emotionally supportive of you?

Before this pregnancy, did you ever have a period of 2 weeks or more when you felt particularly anxious, miserable or depressed?

Do you have any other history of mental health problems (e.g., eating disorders, psychosis, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia)?

If you had prior mental health problems, did this seriously interfere with your work and your relationships with friends and family?

If you had prior mental health problems, did this lead you to seek professional help?

Is your relationship with your partner an emotionally supportive one?

Have you had any stresses, major changes or losses in the last 12 months (e.g., separation, domestic violence, unemployment, bereavement, migration)?

How distressed were you by these stresses, changes or losses?

Would you generally consider yourself a worrier?

In general, do you become upset if you do not have order in your life (e.g., regular timetable, a tidy house)?

Do you feel you have people you can depend on for support with your baby?

Were you emotionally abused when you were growing up?

Have you ever been sexually or physically abused?

Was your experience of giving birth to this baby disappointing or frightening?

Has your experience of parenting this baby been a positive one?

Overall, has your baby been unsettled or feeding poorly?