Introduction: Postpartum depression is a common disease of infants. The development of postpartum depression is in fluenced by socio-demographic characteristics and a number of risk factors that develop during pregnancy. Immigrant women may experience a higher rate of postpartum depression than non-immigrant women. Postpartum depression affects not only the main dimensions of a baby’s health but also the cognitive and emotional development of the newborn, the infant, and later the baby. Purpose: The purpose of the diploma work is to describe PD in immigrant women, their coping with PD and to determine the harmful effects that it has on the mental and physical development of the child. Methods of work: In the diploma work we used a descriptive method of work. We conducted a systematic review of the literature based on the 2005-2021 time frame. The literature was searched in English with the keywords, postpartum depression, AND immigrant women; problems of immigrants AND postpartum depression; immigrants AND Canada; provided help AND immigrants AND postpartum depression; immigrants women AND Canada AND postpartum depression; risk factors AND postpartum depression AND pregnancy; postpartum depression AND experience; newborn care AND parents depression in PubMed, Medline, CINHAL data bases. 16 units of literature and 5 documentation sources were included in the analysis. The articles were evaluated on a four-point scale according to the strength of the evidence. Results: In Canada, the very structure of the health care system prevents immigrant women from accessing existing health care services. Difficulties already arise in obtaining services due to bureaucratic obstacles, immigrant women have to fill out a larger number of forms, and the time taken to obtain a personal doctor can take a year or even more. In contrast, Slovenia offers basic health care to all refugees and migrants. There are also pro bono dispensaries, which can be used by immigrant women with out regulated health insurance and are intended only for them. In Canada and Slovenia, immigrant women have similar forms of assistance at their disposal, such as the use of aninterpreter when using health services, telephone counseling, existing support groups, and screening tests for early detection and prevention of PD. Discussion and conclusion: Immigrant women are one of the most vulnerable groups in the population for the occurrence of postpartum depression because they face additional risk factors that in crease the incidence of developing the disease. It is important to provide sufficient appropriate forms of support, counseling, and assistance to all immigrant women, as this is the only way to prevent the development of postpartum depression or at least slow down its course and at the same time reduce the scope of consequences.
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