The Maternal Nurse Educator Is Conducting a Presentation for Antepartum

question 8

Multiple Choice

The maternal nurse educator is conducting a presentation for antepartum patients describing the identification and care of women diagnosed with postpartum psychiatric disorders. Which information should the maternal nurse educator include in her teaching content?

• A)Postpartum depression occurs in as many as 50% to 70% of mothers and is characterized by mild depression interspersed with happier feelings.
• B)Postpartum depression is typically mild and usually self-limiting, lasting up to 6 weeks.
• C)Even if she is asymptomatic, a woman with a history of postpartum depression should be referred to a mental health professional for counseling and biweekly visits postpartum.
• D)Women with postpartum depression have a history of exposure to an extremely traumatic personal event that involves actual or threatened death or serious injury and evokes intense fear, helplessness, or horror.

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