Abstract :
Baby blues is a feeling of sadness and anxiety experienced by women after giving birth until day 14 and peaks on days three to five. When the baby blues is not resolved, it will develop be postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis. This study aims to determine the effect of health education on the knowledge of pregnant women in preventing baby blues in the Negara Ratu and Madukoro working area public health center. This study used by researcher was quasi-experimental design with a static group comparison approach and the sample were 36 people, each group consisting of 18 people. The sampling technique was non probability sampling through purposive sampling technique. Data analysis used were the marginal homogeneity test and the Mann-Whitney test. The results of the study using the marginal homogeneity test in the intervention group obtained p value = 0,000 (p value , ? = 0.05), indicating that there had difference between before and after intervention, while in the control group p value = 0.008 (p value < ?, ? = 0.05), which indicates that there had difference between before and without health education intervention. The results of the study using the Mann-Whitney test obtained p value 0.000 (p value , ? = 0.05), indicating that there was difference in knowledge between the intervention group and the control group. It was concluded that there was a significant influence on the knowledge of pregnant women before and after being given health education, and there were significant differences in the knowledge of pregnant women in the intervention group and the control group. It is hoped that pregnant women can prepare themselves both physically and mentally to prevent baby blues.
Keywords: health education, knowledge, baby blues
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