Assistência de Enfermagem à puérpera com depressão pós-parto no ambiente hospitalar

Abstract

Postpartum Depression (PPD) is a high prevalence mental disorder, which causes biopsychosocial changes, starting insidiously, leading up to weeks after delivery. The objective of this research is to identify how nursing works in the postpartum depression in the hospital environment, the signs and symptoms and adequate nursing care. This research is exploratory with a qualitative approach. After submission to the Brazil Platform and approval of the Ethics and Research Committee (ERC), the research was carried out through interviews with 30 puerperae arriving at a saturation sampling of 20 puerperae in the age range of 18 to 30 years, Regional Hospital Jofre de Matos Cohen, located in the city of Parintins - Amazonas, in July 2017. The results indicate that 100% of the women interviewed did not know about PPD, 60% had any of the symptoms, but only 15% attention of the nursing team.