Delaware Code Title 16. Health and Safety § 801D. Policy

The perinatal mental health-care policy of this State shall serve to increase the likelihood that a person who has given birth and experiences symptoms of perinatal mood and anxiety disorder will receive the necessary mental health treatment.  The goal of this policy is to provide sufficient resources of information and support, including patient screening during pregnancy, and in the postpartum period for people with perinatal mood and anxiety disorder to decrease child abuse or neglect and the need for inpatient treatment.