Omvårdnad vid postpartum depression : En litteraturstudie

Background: Every year 8-15% of Swedish women is diagnosed with a postpartum depression after giving birth, this translates to 10 000 women every year. These depressions can continue for weeks up to years and does not only affect the well-being of the mother but also the development of the child due to lack of bonding between the mother and the child. Aim: The aim of this study is to investigate if there is any evidence based nursing that can be given during the postpartum depression and if there is; compile current research of what evidence based nursing that can be given to women during postpartum depression. Method: A review design was used where ten articles were analyzed. The articles were found in the CINAHL and PubMed database. Results: Primarily the study showed that there is evidence that healthcare personnel provided with an extended mental health education was more effective at giving care to women with low risk of PPD. There is no evidence that higher rates of nursing would help women with low risk of PPD develop PPD. There is also evidence that women who had an initial high EPDS score received a lower EPDS score over time if they received either help with group therapy or home visits by mental health professionals. Evidence also show that it helps with telephone support by peers who at some point in there life have had an experience with postpartumdepression. The training given to the staff showed how to use the EPDS scale, basic principles in person-centered care, cognitive behavior and identification of various risk factors and symptoms. Conclusion: There is some research concerning care for postpartum depression. The research shows that care given by healthcare personnel with an extended training in mental health care gives the best results. There is one study that also shows that telefone based peer support given by people with self experienced postpartumdepression also helps. Some findings also indicate that the frequency of meeting with healthcare workers does not affect the wellbeing of the mother.