Effect Of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) On EPDS Score On Post Partum In Midwife Independent Practice Bengkulu Indonesia

Abstract

Most women experience emotional disturbance after childbirth such as depression, irritability, especially easily frustrated and emotional. Nearly 70 percent of women experience sadness after the birth, and most mothers can quickly recover and achieve stability, but 13% of them will experience postpartum depression. This research is aimed to know the impact of Kangaroo Mother Care to EPDS score On Post Partum in Bengkulu. Experimental quasi-research is used in this research. Subjects on this research are 30 respondents were divided into two groups: KMC group and control group. Data was collected using questioner. Statistical analysis was performed by T-test. There was a significant difference between the mean EPDS Score (p=0.0001) of KMC group before and after the intervention. There is a significant relationship between KMC and EPDS Score.