PMH – C EXAM 2025/26 ACTUAL EXAM 2 VERSIONS (VERSION
A AND B) COMPLETE 400 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Birth trauma
An event occurring during the labor and delivery process that
involves actual or threatened serious injury or death to the
mother or her infant.
Women experiencing birth trauma experience
Intense fear
Loss of dignity
Helplessness
Loss of control
And horror
Postpartum ptsd themes
(perception of lack of caring)
Felt abandoned
Stripped of dignity
Lack of support and reassurance
,Poor communication
Mom felt invisible
Postpartum ptsd themes
(feeling of powerlessness)
Betrayal of trust
Didn't feel protected by staff
Potential consequences of traumatic birth and delivery
Avoidance of aftercare
Impaired mother-infant bonding
Ptsd in partner who witnessed birth
Sexual dysfunction
Avoidance of further pregnancies
Exacerbation in future pregnancies
Elective c sections in future pregnancies
Ptsd after childbirth risk factors
,Neonatal complications
Lower gestational age
Greater length of stay in nicu
Stillbirth
Prominent ptsd symptoms
Intrusive memories of infant's hospitalization
Avoidance of reminders of childbirth
Most common to ptsd, pmads
Nicu families
What percentage of women with perinatal bipolar disorder are
misdiagnosed with unipolar depression?
60%
, Perinatal bipolar disorder has high rates of
Relapse
Suicide
Psychological dysfunction
Bipolar i disorder in pregnancy (medication)
Women who stooped mood stabilizers had 2x risk of
reoccurrence, 4x more rapidly than women on meds
What can trigger mania?
Prescribing antidepressants alone
Ssris
What percentage of women are diagnosed with bipolar
disorder during the postpartum period?
50%
A AND B) COMPLETE 400 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Birth trauma
An event occurring during the labor and delivery process that
involves actual or threatened serious injury or death to the
mother or her infant.
Women experiencing birth trauma experience
Intense fear
Loss of dignity
Helplessness
Loss of control
And horror
Postpartum ptsd themes
(perception of lack of caring)
Felt abandoned
Stripped of dignity
Lack of support and reassurance
,Poor communication
Mom felt invisible
Postpartum ptsd themes
(feeling of powerlessness)
Betrayal of trust
Didn't feel protected by staff
Potential consequences of traumatic birth and delivery
Avoidance of aftercare
Impaired mother-infant bonding
Ptsd in partner who witnessed birth
Sexual dysfunction
Avoidance of further pregnancies
Exacerbation in future pregnancies
Elective c sections in future pregnancies
Ptsd after childbirth risk factors
,Neonatal complications
Lower gestational age
Greater length of stay in nicu
Stillbirth
Prominent ptsd symptoms
Intrusive memories of infant's hospitalization
Avoidance of reminders of childbirth
Most common to ptsd, pmads
Nicu families
What percentage of women with perinatal bipolar disorder are
misdiagnosed with unipolar depression?
60%
, Perinatal bipolar disorder has high rates of
Relapse
Suicide
Psychological dysfunction
Bipolar i disorder in pregnancy (medication)
Women who stooped mood stabilizers had 2x risk of
reoccurrence, 4x more rapidly than women on meds
What can trigger mania?
Prescribing antidepressants alone
Ssris
What percentage of women are diagnosed with bipolar
disorder during the postpartum period?
50%
