BACKGROUND: Postpartum blues in mothers fail in adapting to changes in life patterns due to pregnancy and the process of pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum. Many factors influence the incidence of postpartum blues.
AIM: The purpose of this study was to determine the determinants that affect the symptoms of postpartum blues in patients treated at the Madiun City General Hospital.
METHODS: A cross-sectional study design, the population is all postpartum mothers at the Madiun City Hospital in March–April 2020, the population is 52 respondents. The sample size is 47 people, sampling using simple random sampling technique. The independent variables were age, type of delivery, parity, education, and family support. The dependent variable is postpartum blues symptoms. The research instrument used a questionnaire and a checklist. Data analysis used Chi-square and Fisher’s exact test with significance level = 0.05.
RESULTS: The results showed that age for postpartum blues symptoms had p = 0.006, and the type of delivery had p = 0.032. Meanwhile, data analysis using Chi-square test of childbirth experience (parity) on postpartum blues symptoms showed p = 0.033, education showed p = 0.006, and family support showed p = 0.000.
CONCLUSION: The conclusion of the research is the determinants of age at risk, type of delivery, parity, education, and family support which have a significant impact on the occurrence of postpartum blues symptoms. This research recommends the need for early detection efforts and increased counseling for postpartum mothers to prevent postpartum blues symptoms.