Daniels, FelicityAmiegheme, Felicia Ehobhayi2023-05-082024-06-052023-05-082024-06-052022https://hdl.handle.net/10566/16044Philosophiae Doctor - PhDPostpartum 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.enNursingPostpartum depressionHealth professionalsNigeriaWomenUniversity of the Western Cape