A nurse midwife schedules postpartum visits for 2 weeks, 4 weeks, and 6 weeks after the delivery. The nurse midwife would BEST assess for postpartum depression:
a. using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale during each of the three visits
b. through general conversation and observation beginning at 4 weeks' postdelivery
c. beginning at 6 weeks' postdelivery using the Beck Depression Inventory
d. by interviewing the father of the child during each of the three visits
A
The nurse midwife would best assess for postpartum depression using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale during each of the three visits. This scale is a commonly used short screening instrument that has been shown to perform well in detecting postpartum depression.
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