ABSTRACT
Objective:To systematically evaluate the life experience of patients with postpartum depression.Methods:PubMed, web of science, EMBASE, Scopus, PsychINFO, the Cochrane Library, CNKI, VIP, Wanfang and China biomedical database were searched for qualitative studies on life experience of patients with postpartum depression from the establishment to January 2021. The quality of articles was evaluated by the quality evaluation standard of JBI evidence-based health care center (2016) in Australia, and the results were summarized for meta integration.Results:A total of 23 studies were included, 50 complete results were extracted, 9 new categories were summarized, and 3 integrated results were obtained. Integration result 1: negative psychological emotion experience and coping style; integration result 2: personal role change and social environment influence; integration result 3: needs and obstacles.Conclusions:To improve the public′s cognition of postpartum depression, get the understanding of relatives and the attention of medical staff; pay attention to the life experience of patients with postpartum depression, give all-round support, meet the needs of pregnant women, promote the adaptation of mother′s role, and provide reference for medical staff to give humanized intervention.