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PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH CERTIFICATION
(PMH-C) EXAM NEWEST 2025 VERSION
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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Saunders Pregnancy Complications... ati RN maternal newborn RNC-MNN Study Qu
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Does the PSI Helpline offer Both! At 1-800-944-4773. Remember it is not a crisis hotline.
phone or text support?
What is the National Maternal A national hotline for the perinatal population that offers support
Mental Health Hotline? 24hr/365d. 1-833-TLC-MAMA
What is the definition of Anytime during pregnancy through the first year postpartum
"perinatal"?
What percentage of new 80%
mothers experience the "baby
blues" in the first few weeks after
the baby arrives?
When do the baby blues Day 3-5 after delivery
typically peak?
How long do the baby blues 2 days to 2 weeks after delivery
typically last?
- tearfulness
- lability
What are the symptoms of baby
- reactivity
blues?
- exhaustion
- unrelated to stress or prior psychiatric hx
When making a determination severity, onset, and duration
between baby blues and PPD,
what should be considered?
What is the DSM code for PPD? Major Unipolar Depression (with peripartum onset)
, SIGECAPS
Five (or more) of the following symptoms have been present
during the same two-week period and represent a change from
previous functioning; at least one of the symptoms is either
0. Depressed mood
1. Sleep issues
What is the DSM criteria for
2. Interest decreased
MDD?
3. Guilt/worthlessness/hopelessness
4. Energy decreased
5. Concentration decreased
6. Appetite issues
7. Psychomotor agitation or retardation
8. Suicidality or thoughts of death
What is the prevalence of At least 1 in 7 mothers
serious depression or anxiety
developed during the perinatal
period (beyond just "baby
blues")?
What is the prevalence of 1-2 in 1,000 mothers
postpartum psychosis?
What is the prevalence of 10% of new fathers
postpartum depression (PPD) in
fathers?
What is the prevalence of 21% of new mothers, 19.3% of whom also experienced suicidal
postpartum depression (PPD) in thoughts
mothers?
Suicide is the ____ leading causes One of the top 3
of maternal deaths
- shame and fear
What are some obstacles to
- provider misinformation
care for the perinatal
- cultural taboos
population?
- provider accessibility
You are not alone, you are not to blame, and with help you will
What is the PSI motto?
be well.
What is the term for mental Perinatal Mental Health Disorders (PMHDs)
health disorders that develop
during pregnancy or
postpartum?
According to the formal Anytime during or after pregnancy, up to 1 year postpartum,
definition of perinatal mental including losses.
health disorders (PMHDs), when
can their onset begin?
Do PMHDs have onset during They can, or they can arise later.
the "baby blues?"
- hormonal triggers
- rapid weaning from breastfeeding
What are some triggers for later - hormonal birth control
onset of PMHDs? - return to work
- illness or hospitalization
- loss and grief
PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH CERTIFICATION
(PMH-C) EXAM NEWEST 2025 VERSION
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Save
Students also studied
Flashcard sets Study guides
Saunders Pregnancy Complications... ati RN maternal newborn RNC-MNN Study Qu
Teacher 12 terms 54 terms Teacher 408 terms
bonvinbukachi Preview Makinya_Julia Preview Jade_Kamwilu
Does the PSI Helpline offer Both! At 1-800-944-4773. Remember it is not a crisis hotline.
phone or text support?
What is the National Maternal A national hotline for the perinatal population that offers support
Mental Health Hotline? 24hr/365d. 1-833-TLC-MAMA
What is the definition of Anytime during pregnancy through the first year postpartum
"perinatal"?
What percentage of new 80%
mothers experience the "baby
blues" in the first few weeks after
the baby arrives?
When do the baby blues Day 3-5 after delivery
typically peak?
How long do the baby blues 2 days to 2 weeks after delivery
typically last?
- tearfulness
- lability
What are the symptoms of baby
- reactivity
blues?
- exhaustion
- unrelated to stress or prior psychiatric hx
When making a determination severity, onset, and duration
between baby blues and PPD,
what should be considered?
What is the DSM code for PPD? Major Unipolar Depression (with peripartum onset)
, SIGECAPS
Five (or more) of the following symptoms have been present
during the same two-week period and represent a change from
previous functioning; at least one of the symptoms is either
0. Depressed mood
1. Sleep issues
What is the DSM criteria for
2. Interest decreased
MDD?
3. Guilt/worthlessness/hopelessness
4. Energy decreased
5. Concentration decreased
6. Appetite issues
7. Psychomotor agitation or retardation
8. Suicidality or thoughts of death
What is the prevalence of At least 1 in 7 mothers
serious depression or anxiety
developed during the perinatal
period (beyond just "baby
blues")?
What is the prevalence of 1-2 in 1,000 mothers
postpartum psychosis?
What is the prevalence of 10% of new fathers
postpartum depression (PPD) in
fathers?
What is the prevalence of 21% of new mothers, 19.3% of whom also experienced suicidal
postpartum depression (PPD) in thoughts
mothers?
Suicide is the ____ leading causes One of the top 3
of maternal deaths
- shame and fear
What are some obstacles to
- provider misinformation
care for the perinatal
- cultural taboos
population?
- provider accessibility
You are not alone, you are not to blame, and with help you will
What is the PSI motto?
be well.
What is the term for mental Perinatal Mental Health Disorders (PMHDs)
health disorders that develop
during pregnancy or
postpartum?
According to the formal Anytime during or after pregnancy, up to 1 year postpartum,
definition of perinatal mental including losses.
health disorders (PMHDs), when
can their onset begin?
Do PMHDs have onset during They can, or they can arise later.
the "baby blues?"
- hormonal triggers
- rapid weaning from breastfeeding
What are some triggers for later - hormonal birth control
onset of PMHDs? - return to work
- illness or hospitalization
- loss and grief
