Title: To identify parents who "feel bad" and create support for the family. A study focusing on the child health nurse working with postpartum depression Background: Postpartum depression (PPD) affects about 13% of new mothers. It's common that fathers develop PPD as well if the mothers has suffered from it. The child health care nurse should work with the hole family with the little child´s best interest in focus. If the family´s wellbeing is not good it could have a negative impact on the child and the connection could be disturbed. In Sweden new mothers are screened for PPD.Aim: The aim of the study was to illustrate child health care nurses work to identify and support families where as someone suffered of PPD. Method: The study was based on interviews with child health care nurses. The text was processed and analyzed with qualitative content analysis. Results: The study resulted in two categories: To identify parents who´s wellbeing is not good and To create support for the family. Conclusion: Child health care nurses experiences PPD as unusual, no one had identified any fathers with PPD. To support a family affected of PPD it was important to find their own resources to overcome the problem. Family center and vicinity to other care givers were important for the child healthcare nurse in her work to support the family