@article{Nurhayati_._2022, title={Factors Influencing the Incidence of Postpartum Blues During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Cimahi City}, volume={2}, url={https://knepublishing.com/index.php/KnE-Medicine/article/view/11063}, DOI={10.18502/kme.v2i2.11063}, abstractNote={<p>Postpartum blues is a psychological disorder that can be experienced by postpartum mothers with symptoms of anxiety, sadness, crying easily, feeling sensitive and/or unstable, feeling incapable of caring for the baby and/or that she has made mistakes, disturbed sleep, and/or lack of appetite. Since December 2019, the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) has spread all over the world. The substantial associated morbidity and socioeconomic impacts have necessitated drastic measures on all continents, including national lockdowns, border closures and social distancing. These have impacted various fields and mental health problems in communities, including the mental health of postpartum mothers. The purpose of this study was to identify the factors that have influenced the incidence of postpartum blues during the COVID-19 pandemic in Cimahi City. This study used non-experimental descriptive research methods. The sample included 35 respondents and data were collected by using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) questionnaire. The variables analyzed in this study were the characteristics of postpartum mothers such as age, education, occupation, parity, and the incidence of postpartum blues. The results showed that there were 15 mothers who experienced postpartum blues, including 53.33% of those over the age of 20. Postpartum blues occurred in 10 primiparous mothers (66.7%), 9 mothers with a junior high school education (60%), and 10 mothers who did not work (66.67%). Maternal age, education, occupational and parity had a significant influence on the incidence of postpartum blues in postpartum mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is recommended that midwives increase knowledge about the importance of husband’s support in meeting the psychological needs of mothers to prevent the occurrence of postpartum blues.</p> <p>Keywords: postpartum blues, age, parity, occupation, education level</p&gt;}, number={2}, journal={KnE Medicine}, author={Nurhayati, Fitri and ., Sophia}, year={2022}, month={Jun.}, pages={12–20} }