PARITY AND POST PARTUM DEPRESSION

From the research that has been done in various places among others, Jakarta, Yogyakarta and Surabaya, found that the incidence of 11-30%, is a number that is not a bit that can not be left alone given the various negative impacts accompany it. This research type is quantitative research. With an observational analytic research design with Cross sectional approach and sampling using random sampling technique. The population in this research is postpartum patient at RSUD Kota Batam with amount of 1720. With slovin formula obtained sample 95 sample. The results were analyzed by frequency distribution and tested by chi square test. The results of the sample of 95 mothers were found to be 30 primiparous mothers (56.7%) of mothers experiencing postpartum depression (43.3%) of mothers without postpartum depression as well as 49 multiparous mothers obtained (18.4 %) mothers experienced postpartum depression (81.6%) of multipara mothers did not experience postpartum depression, and also grandemultipara mothers found (43.8%) of mothers had postpartum depression (56.3%) of grandemultipara mothers did not experience postpartum depression. The result of statistical test with chi-square test is obtained p value = 0.000 then p value <0,05, it can be concluded Ho is rejected, meaning there is a meaningful relationship between parity with post partum depression at RSUD Kota Batam