A 26-year-old woman who gave birth to a normal newborn 1 month ago reports she cannot cope with being a mom.She is unable to sleep,eats little,and says she feels like a failure because she can't take care of her baby.She has been thinking her baby is "the devil's work" and the cause of her problems.She sits and stares into space,her face a worried,perplexed mask.What would be the priority nursing diagnosis for this patient?

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When the mother with depression of postpartum onset has ruminations or delusional thoughts about the infant,the risk for harming the infant is increased;thus it becomes the priority diagnosis.The other diagnoses are relevant but are of lower priority.

A 26-Year-Old Woman Who Gave Birth to a Normal Newborn