| Summary: | Background. During the postpartum period, about 80% of women will
experience a variety of disorders feelings, if it does not get proper treatment will
continue into the postpartum blues, postpartum depression to postpartum
psychosis. The purpose of this research was to identify risk factors that affect the
incidence of postpartum blues at community health center working area city of
Yogyakarta.
Materials and Method. This study was non-experimental studies using crosssectional
study design with quantitative and qualitative approaches. Subjects in
the study of postpartum maternal at community health center working area city of
Yogyakarta amounted to 80 respondents in January-March 2014. Sampling
technique with accidental sampling. Data collection using questionnaires
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), social support husband
questionnaire and in-depth interviews. Data were analyzed using chi-square
statistical test and logistic regression.
Research results. The proportion of postpartum blues in the community health
center working area city of Yogyakarta is 46%. Risk factors for maternal age
(p=0.000, RP=3.41), parity (p=0.007, RP=1.94) and social support the husband
(p=0.000, RP=2.44) had a significant effect on incidence of postpartum blues.
Risk factors of education (p=0.152), maternal employment status (p=0.282), the
type of labor, unplanned pregnancy (p=0.908) and family economic status
(p=0.342) had no significant effect on the incidence of postpartum blues.
Multivariate results showed maternal age factor is the most powerful risk factors
affect the incidence of postpartum blues.
Conclusion. Risk factors for maternal age, parity and social support the husband
has a significant influence on the incidence of postpartum blues. Maternal age is
the strongest risk factor effect on the incidence of postpartum blues.
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