THE IMPORTANCE OFSOCIAL SUPPORT FOR WOMEN WITH POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION

Abstract

Objective: To demonstrate the importance of social support for postpartum women diagnosed with depression. Methodology: An integrative literature review was conducted using the PICo strategy to formulate the guiding question: What is the importance of social support for women with postpartum depression? P - Women in the postpartum period; I - Relationship between social support and women with postpartum depression; and Co - comparing women with postpartum depression who received social support with women without support or who did not receive social support. The Virtual Health Library (VHL) was used to search for articles, identifying 45 articles after filtering. Results: Of the 45 articles, 12 were used in the research. Conclusion: The research highlighted the importance of social support for postpartum women, especially the support of their partners, which positively impacts their lives. Furthermore, it also highlighted the importance of healthcare professionals in screening postpartum women suffering from the disorder.