Background: Postpartum psychosis is a rare but serious condition that can occur shortly after childbirth. The symptoms may initially be symptoms that are normal postpartum which quickly turn into acute symptoms such as confusion and lability. It is a condition that can cause harm to both mother and baby in form of suicide and infanticide. Quick assessment with inpatient care and medication is required.Aim: The aim of this study is to detect women’s experiences of healthcare after postpartum psychosis. Method: A literature review was used as design to conduct this study. The result is based on 11 qualitative articles. The literature search was conducted by the databases Cinahl, Pubmed and Psychinfo. Result: The study shows 4 main categories and 9 subcategories that were significant according to the women in the study and how they experienced their care. The main categories were caring environment, experience of care staff, treatment, and importance of the baby.Conclusion: Women's experiences emphasize that they wished that health care professionals had knowledge and understanding of postpartum psychosis and what it means to be a new mother. Specific competence about postpartum psychosis and competence about a newborn baby could contribute to better care for women with postpartum psychosis.Clinical significance: The study's results can contribute to improvement regarding care for women with postpartum psychosis.Keywords: Mental illness, postpartum, psychosis
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:uu-532342 |
| Date | January 2024 |
| Creators | Sandén, Therese |
| Publisher | Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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