Postpartum blues is a mild disturbance syndrome that often appears in the
first week and lasts for several days. One effort to prevent post partum blues is with
husband's support. Husband's psychological support is a form or type of support provided
by the husband.
Research Objective:The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between
husband's support and the incidence of postpartum blues.
The Method:The design of this research is observational analytic using a cross sectional
approach. The sample size was 30 people using inclusion and exclusion criteria. The
sample size sampling technique used accidental sampling technique. The research
measuring tool used in this research was the husband's support questionnaire sheet which
consisted of 16 questions using the Guttman scale and for the incidence of Postpartum
Blues using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) checklist sheet.
The Result:Based on the results of the chi square test, it shows that there is a relationship
between husband's support and the incidence of postpartum blues in the Perbaungan Plus
Health Center Work Area in 2024 with a p-value of 0.020 <α 0.05.
Conclusion: The results of this study show that the importance of husband's support for
postpartum mothers is to minimize the occurrence of postpartum blues.