A Woman Who Has Just Given Birth Is Anxious, Has

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Multiple Choice

A woman who has just given birth is anxious, has trouble sleeping, and feels sad. These symptoms diminish over the next couple of weeks. What she has experienced is MOST likely:

• A) the "baby blues," something experienced by less than half of new mothers.
• B) the "baby blues," something experienced by more than half of new mothers.
• C) peripartum depression, something experienced by more than half of new mothers.
• D) peripartum depression, something experienced by less than half of new mothers.

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