New and expectant mothers in Victoria will be some of the first supported by the free deployment of the iCOPE digital platform to identify women at risk of perinatal depression and anxiety.

The iCOPE app, developed by the not-for-profit Centre of Perinatal Excellence (COPE) following work by BeyondBlue, is federally funded and will be provided to every hospital, GP, obstetrician and maternal and child health service across Australia.