physical and emotional transition with intense hormonal‚ physical‚ and biological changes‚ all of which can have a great effect on the mothers’ health (Zaudeerer‚ 2009). Postpartum is the period after birth‚ during this period approximately 13% of new mothers experience significant symptoms of depression‚ this is referred to as postpartum depression (PPD) (Dennis‚ 2004). “PPD is most often detected between 2 and 6 weeks and can last up to 2 years if not treated” (Zaudeerer‚ 2009). However‚ Dennis states
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Postpartum depression is a serious disease that affects as many as 60 percent of new mothers. The new mother’s may not feel love for their newborn and may have no energy to take care of the child. They may also suffer from insomnia‚ excessive eating or anorexia‚ hyperventilation. People have different methods for coping with life and its stressful events. The level of security in a person is directly proportional to the method of coping with a difficult situation. One of these stressful events
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Postpartum depression impacts the lives of 10-15% of postpartum women and typically occurs within one month of giving birth‚ despite the identification of some clear risk factors1‚2. Furthermore‚ having a baby is often viewed as a joyous event and there is a negative stigma associated with depression that occurs following the birth. Research has indicated that there are risk factors that can strongly predict postpartum depression‚ such as socioeconomic status‚ relationship status‚ and mental health
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Disaster can be divided into three phases‚ pre-impact‚ impact and post-impact. Pre-impact phase is the phase before the disaster happens. In the phase the Nursing interventions which focus on primary prevention about health promotion and specific protection‚ can be educating‚ training‚ prepare people for disaster. The example of the intervention for this disaster can be encouraging individuals’ preparedness for earthquakes‚
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Do Nursing Interventions Implemented in the Home Setting Have an Impact on Cancer Patients? Introduction Critical Appraisal is a means of which research data is evaluated and examined for the validity and quality of individual studies after the elimination of studies that do not contribute to determining current best evidence (Hamric‚ Hanson‚ Tracy‚ & O’Grady‚ 2014). This evaluation can be used to eliminate studies that do not meet criteria for meta-analysis. Critical Appraisal is used
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baby is born‚ some moms experience postpartum depression (PPD)‚ which is caused by low hormonal levels. For some people‚ depression only lasts for a couple days‚ for some it can lasts weeks‚ months and if left untreated‚ years. About 950‚000 women suffer from PPD‚ and the symptoms get more detrimental the longer the
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Postpartum Depression in New Mothers Each day‚ there are approximately 361‚000 babies born throughout the world. For each child‚ there is a mother that carried a new life inside of her body for almost a year of their own life. What many people do not realize is that this can be an overwhelming experience leading to devastating consequences. Postpartum depression in new mothers is becoming more and more common each day. Postpartum depression is not just feeling blue or down in the dumps for a couple
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Postpartum depression has the following symptoms: paranoia‚ hallucination‚ and sleep troubles. However‚ back when the “The Yellow Wallpaper” was written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman in the late nineteenth century postpartum had a different name. During the story‚ the narrator notices a woman in the wallpaper and starts to think someone is on the other side. As soon as that happens the hallucinations start and the narrator’s imagination starts to wander. When the narrator starts to develop sleep troubles
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can be known as “baby blues” and usually‚ subside after birth. However‚ some women aren’t so lucky‚ and the feelings of depression dwell and don’t go away. This is when it is referred to as postpartum depression. Women aren’t the only ones who can suffer from this‚ new fathers as well may be susceptible. Postpartum depression describes maternal depression occurring after birth‚ with symptoms occurring within the first month of
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Synopsis One study investigated whether changes in biological rhythms associate with postpartum mood‚ specifically the impact of sleep and biological rhythms on maternal mental health in a population of women at high and low risk for postpartum depression. Postpartum depression (PPD) is the most common maternal birth complication. Approximately 15-20% of mothers experience severe mood disturbances – meeting criteria for depression. This has a pervasive impact on developing infants. There are no
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