NUR 230 Maternal Nursing
I: Comprehensive Verified
Questions and Answers
(2025–2026 Edition)
Teen Mothers - ANSWER•Adolescents are more egocentric with concrete thinking
•May have difficulty adjusting to the responsibilities of parenting.
•May feel "forced" to enter an adult role.
, •Adolescents tend to be less responsive and interact less positively with their infants.
•Interventions should emphasize verbal and nonverbal communication between mother and infant.
Cultural Differences - ANSWER•Diet
•Activity
•Rest
•Temperatures-eating/drinking hot vs cold
•Consider culture in nursing care
Postpartum Psychologic Complications - ANSWER•Mood Disorders
1. Effect 70% of postpartum women
2. Include - Baby blues, postpartum depression without psychotic features, postpartum depression with
psychotic features
Baby Blues - ANSWER•Happy one minute, sad the next
•May be attributed to hormonal changes that occur after delivery
•Fatigue can contribute
•Does not effect day to day functioning
•Does not seem to effect bonding with infant
•Can last a couple of weeks after birth
Postpartum Depression - ANSWER•Intense and profound sadness
•Labile mood swings
•Last longer than 2 weeks
•10 - 15% of new mothers will experience PPD
•Require outside intervention to fix
•Women who have no or little support system after delivery have the most problem with PPD
•Increased risk with history of depression
I: Comprehensive Verified
Questions and Answers
(2025–2026 Edition)
Teen Mothers - ANSWER•Adolescents are more egocentric with concrete thinking
•May have difficulty adjusting to the responsibilities of parenting.
•May feel "forced" to enter an adult role.
, •Adolescents tend to be less responsive and interact less positively with their infants.
•Interventions should emphasize verbal and nonverbal communication between mother and infant.
Cultural Differences - ANSWER•Diet
•Activity
•Rest
•Temperatures-eating/drinking hot vs cold
•Consider culture in nursing care
Postpartum Psychologic Complications - ANSWER•Mood Disorders
1. Effect 70% of postpartum women
2. Include - Baby blues, postpartum depression without psychotic features, postpartum depression with
psychotic features
Baby Blues - ANSWER•Happy one minute, sad the next
•May be attributed to hormonal changes that occur after delivery
•Fatigue can contribute
•Does not effect day to day functioning
•Does not seem to effect bonding with infant
•Can last a couple of weeks after birth
Postpartum Depression - ANSWER•Intense and profound sadness
•Labile mood swings
•Last longer than 2 weeks
•10 - 15% of new mothers will experience PPD
•Require outside intervention to fix
•Women who have no or little support system after delivery have the most problem with PPD
•Increased risk with history of depression
