| dc.description.abstract | Postpartum blues appear when someone does not successfully adapt to changes in
life patterns due to pregnancy, labor and postpartum. Young mothers who are still
not ready to be morally responsible often face mental turmoil due to still having
an unstable mental attitude and immature emotions. The purpose of this study was
to describe the incidence of postpartum blues in adolescent mothers in Sukowono
District, Jember Regency. The research design used non-experimental research
methods with descriptive research methods. The study was conducted on 34
postpartum teenage mothers in Sukowono District using total sampling technique.
Data collection used the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)
questionnaire in January 2019 until February 2019. The results showed that
postpartum teenage mothers as many as 10 respondents (29.4%) had the
possibility of postpartum blues, 22 respondents (64.7%) occurred postpartum
blues, 1 respondent (2.9%) experienced the possibility of postpartum depression,
and 1 respondent (2.9%) experienced postpartum depression. The research
describe that postpartum blues factors are age, parity, planning for pregnancy,
level of education, occupation, socio-economic, tribe and type of labor in
postpartum adolescent mothers. Important for nurses to optimize their role as
educators and counselors to provide education and health information related to
factors that influence the incidence of postpartum blues in adolescent mothers. | en_US |
