PHENOMENOLOGY STUDY OF POST PARTUM DEPRESSION (PPD) IN POST PARTUM MOTHERS WITH COVID-19 COMPLICATIONS

Abstract

Postpartum depression (PPD) is a serious family mental health problem in the long term and is related to the issue of mother-child safety. Some mothers during the puerperium managed to adjust well, but some others were less able to handle it so they were prone to experiencing psychological disorders, namely Post Partum Depression. Postpartum depression is a continuation of the baby blues that is not managed properly. The research method used in this study is a qualitative narrative method. The population is all postpartum mothers. The sample in this study were postpartum mothers at the Banjarnegara Health Center in a certain period of time. Data analysis using coding and data triangulation. Based on a qualitative analysis of the phenomenological events of post partum depression with a history of reactive covid, several themes were found, namely maternal knowledge about covid, changes in postpartum physiology, psychological changes during the postpartum period and family support. It is necessary to do basic psychological screening in postpartum care to prevent Post Partum Depression in the puerperium and increase knowledge about the management and recognition of signs and symptoms of postpartum depression in postpartum mothers.