NM706 Module 10 questions with correct answers

Postpartum Blues: Incidence Answer Occurs in about 80% of new mothers in our culture Postpartum Blues: Time Frame It Occurs Answer -Between three and five days after birth Postpartum Blues: Symptoms Answer Comprise several of the following: mood swings, crying, anxiety, insomnia, irritability, and loss of appetite. Postpartum Blues: Etiology Answer -May be "out of the blue," although previous history of mental illness is a risk factor Postpartum Blues: Management Answer -A new mother may be assisted through the blues by having someone to talk to, having a good cry, being nurtured, supported and pampered, good food and fluids, and especially, sleeping when the baby sleeps. -The nurse-midwife's role is listening, risk assessment, prevention, identification, helping to develop supportive care as needed, and follow-up Postpartum Depression: The myth motherhood is all happiness and bliss Answer -Dispel the myth motherhood is all happiness and bliss. -New mothers need to hear that Postpartum depression: does not mean a person is weak or that she has done something wrong, is not the women's fault, has a biochemical basis, is a treatable mood disorder