Distinct challenges face psychiatric-mental health nurses who treat a growing population of ethnically, racially, and culturally diverse patients. Nurses must be educated about the cultural beliefs and health practices within specific patient populations to provide comprehensive health care to patients. The purpose of this article is to educate nurses on postpartum depression among immigrant Muslim women.
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