Development of a model for nursing management of postpartum depression in Edo state, Nigeria
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Date
2022
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University of the Western Cape
Abstract
Postpartum depression (PPD) is a disease that has been increasingly plaguing women in recent times. The incidence of PPD is high in Edo state, Nigeria. The researcher’s per-sonal clinical experience was that women who had episodes of PPD are usually provided conven-tional postnatal care with other women going through puerperium.
A review of the policy statement of the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Health Sentinel records (2011) shows that there are no national nursing care guidelines for PPD. Consequently, this re-search study developed a model based on the findings of this study.
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Philosophiae Doctor - PhD
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Nursing, Postpartum depression, Health professionals, Nigeria, Women