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What are the most common psychological challenges of the postpartum period?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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What are the pain management options for childbirth and what are their side effects?
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: These include forming an attachment with the newborn and depression from the new challenges, sleep deprivation, and rapid fluctuations in reproductive hormones.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: Anesthesia, usually an epidural block, is the most common form of pain medication. It can prolong labor and recovery. Natural childbirth with no medication is an alternative with no side effects to the fetus.



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