新移民女性與產後憂鬱

Immigrant Women & Postpartum Depression

隨著全球移民人數的增加，在台灣新移民婦女已成為產科照護的一大族群。產後壓力及憂鬱是產後重要身心健康議題。本文以系統性文獻回顧方式欲瞭解移民婦女發生產後憂鬱的概況。本文收錄以英文或中文發表於MEDLINE、PubMed、Proquest、CEPS等資料庫之文章。由系統性文獻回顧後共納入20篇探討移民婦女產後憂鬱之原創性研究文章，除其中一篇是探討健康照護提供者照護移民婦女產後憂鬱的經驗外，其餘十九篇皆為探討移民婦女產後憂鬱相關因素或其經驗本質。移民婦女發生產後憂鬱比率較高，特別是少數族群的移民婦女發生率更高。而其影響因素除社會經濟因素外，移民婦女之社會支持與文化涵化亦為重要預測因素。

The immigrant population in Taiwan has increased significantly over the past decade, and immigrants now comprise a significant proportion of the women in Taiwan receiving maternal care. Postpartum stress and depression are important physical and mental health issues. This article used a systemic review of published articles to understand the general incidence of postpartum depression amongst immigrant women. Articles reviewed included those published in MEDLINE, PubMed, Proquest and CEPS in either English or Chinese. A systematic literature review of 20 identified original research papers was conducted to explore postpartum depression in immigrant women. One article addressed the experience of healthcare providers responsible to care for immigrant women suffering from postpartum depression. Other articles discussed factors of influence on postpartum depression in immigrant women or related experiences. Results show that immigrant women have a higher incidence of postpartum depression than the overall population. This incidence is even higher amongst immigrant women from minority groups. In addition to socioeconomic influence factors, social support and acculturation abilities were also found to be significant predictive factors of postpartum depression in immigrant women in Taiwan.