GAMBARAN KEJADIAN POSTPARTUM BLUES PADA IBU NIFAS BERDASARKAN KARAKTERISTIK DI RUMAH SAKIT UMUM TINGKAT IV SARININGSIH KOTA BANDUNG

Abstract

ABSTRAK

Postpartum blues merupakan fenomena yang terjadi pada hari-hari pertama postpartum. Puncak gejala postpartum blues terjadi pada hari ke-3 sampai ke-5 postpartum dengan durasi mulai dari beberapa jam sampai beberapa hari. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengidentifikasi Gambaran Kejadian Postpartum Blues Pada Ibu Nifas Berdasarkan Karakteristik di Rumah Sakit Umum TK IV  Sariningsih Kota Bandung. Metode dalam penelitian ini adalah deskriptif kuantitatif, dengan teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan Purposive consecutive Sampling.Jumlah sampel yang diambil sebanyak 40 responden. Intrumen penelitian menggunakan instrument baku yaitu instrument EPDS (Edinburg Postnatal Depression Scale) dengan jumlah soal 10 pertanyaan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan hampir setengahnya mengalami postpartum blues ringan (42,5%) dan hampir setengahnya (35,0%) mengalami postpartum blues berat. Berdasarkan usia hampir setengahnya ringan dan berat (30,0%), berdasarkan pendidikan sebagian kecil ringan (20,0%), berdasarkan jumlah paritas sebagian kecil ringan (25,0%), berdasarkan jenis persalinan hampir setengahnya berat (27,5%), berdasarkan jumlah penghasilan perbulan hampir setengahnya ringan (37,5%), berdasarkan pekerjaan hampir setengahnya ringan (30,0%), berdasarkan status kehamilan sebagian kecil ringan (22,5%) dan berdasarkan dukungan sosial hampir setengahnya ringan (35,0%). Dari hasil penelitian ini dapat disimpulkan bahwa hampir setengahnya ibu nifas di Rumah Sakit Umum TK IV Sariningsih Kota Bandung mengalami postpartum blues ringan dan berat. Adapun rekomendasi dari penelitian ini adalah diadakannya penyuluhan tentang cara mengatasi postpartum blues.

Kata Kunci : Kejadian Postpartum Blues, Karakterististik Ibu Nifas

ABSTRACT

Postpartum blues occurs after giving birth and its symptoms usually happen in the third to fifth days of postpartum and it can last for hours or days. This study has the objective to identify the cases postpartum blues in postpartum mothers seen from their characteristics. This study was conducted at Sariningsih General Hospital (Level IV) Bandung and involved 40 respondents. It particularly uses descriptive quantitative method that applies purposive consecutive sampling. The instrument of this research is EPDS (Edinburg Postnatal Depression Scale) that consists of 10 questions. The findings of this study show that more than half of the respondents experience mild postpartum blues (42.5%) and almost half them (35%) experience severe postpartum blues. Following are the findings of this study: seen from the age of the respondents, almost half of them experienced mild and severe postpartum blues (30%); seen from their education background, few of them experience mild postpartum blues (20%); seen from the number of parity, few of them experienced mild postpartum blues (25%); seen from the kinds of labor, some of them experienced severe postpartum blues (27.5%); seen from their monthly income, almost half of them experienced mild postpartum blues (37.5%); seen from their occupation, almost half of them experienced mild postpartum blues (30%); seen from their pregnancy status, few of them experienced mild postpartum blues (22.5%); and seen from their social support, almost half of them experienced mild postpartum blues (35%). To conclude, almost half of postpartum mothers at Sariningsih General Hospital (Level IV) Bandung experienced mild and severe postpartum blues. Therefore, it is recommended to educate pregnant women in order to make them well-prepared in avoiding postpartum blues.

Keywords: Postpartum blues cases, postpartum mother characteristics.