ABSTRACT
The antenatal psychosocial intervention to prevent postnatal depression ‘Preparing for Parenthood’ was evaluated in terms of the participants experiences of the classes in an additional study to compliment the findings of the core study with respect to the interventions immediate impact on their emotional well-being. All the women interviewed who attended the intervention considered it to be a positive experience. The immediate impact of the intervention was to increase, overall, the likelihood of depression. Therefore, the distinction between developing a ‘pleasant’ and an ‘effective’ health promotion intervention requires careful negotiation and longer term assessment.
