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Yet little is known about their experiences of accessing these services, with this information dispersed amongst studies that primarily focus on other issues. This study aimed to bring together knowledge from current literature about the perspectives of parents living with mental health conditions about accessing professional support for parenting. A qualitative systematic review was conducted following PRISMA guidelines. MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, Scopus, and CINAHL were searched and the output screened by at least two reviewers. Papers relating to parents with mental health conditions were extracted for analysis. Relevant data from included studies were analysed using thematic synthesis. A total of 49 papers were included in the thematic synthesis. Professional support for parenting was included in the aims of only 10 papers, and nearly two thirds of papers contained only one or two paragraphs relevant to the topic. 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