Aim: This study was aimed to investigate the prevalence of perinatal depression compared to non-pregnant women. Associating factors, suicidal idea and their association with pregnancy. Material: This cross-sectional study included 684 Jordanian women attended pregnancy care department in Jordanian hospitals and the community women from April 2018 to September 2018. Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is used to described depression symptoms. Results: In pregnant women, the prevalence of depression was significantly higher than in single women (p= 0.00812), and a significant number of symptoms of depression experienced by pregnant women compared to post-partum women (p= 0.037). Higher depression symptoms were observed in male — bearing women (p= 0.0436), caesarean birth (p = 0.0068), and women with maternal complications (p = 0.0072). Furthermore, higher symptoms of depression (p= 0.0097, 0076) were associated with Gestational diabetic and anaemic women. The prevalence of depres