Characteristics of Postpartum Mothers with Postpartum Depression in Surabaya

Abstract

Postpartum Depression (PPD) is a psychological/emotional problem that is often experienced by women after giving birth. Women who experience Postpartum Depression can cause short- term and long-term psychological disorders in both the mother and her child, disturbances in the mother and baby's affection, decreased attention from the mother to her baby, difficulty for the child in establishing social relationships with the environment and peers, and conflict in the household. In fact, many sufferers of Postpartum Depression kill their children and intend to commit suicide. The purpose of this study was to determine the factors that influence the occurrence of Postpartum Depression. The method in this study is a type of quantitative research method. Data were analyzed using multinomial logistic regression. This study was conducted at the Haji Hospital in Surabaya. The population in this study were: All mothers with Postpartum depression in Surabaya as the case group and the control group were mothers without postpartum depression. The sample in this study was some mothers with Postpartum Depression and normal mothers at the Haji Hospital in Surabaya. The sampling technique used probability sampling with the systematic random sampling method, namely by waiting for the arrival of the respondents. The results of the study conducted on 68 postpartum mothers found that social support, marital satisfaction, and emotional regulation are characteristics of risk factors for depression in postpartum mothers. Social support can be said to be an external factor that comes from people around, both from husbands, family and friends. Marital satisfaction and emotional regulation can be considered as internal factors of the mother that determine postpartum depression in mothers.