The Relationship between Preeclampsia with the Occurrence of Postpartum Depression in Masyita Delivery Hospital Makassar, Indonesia

Abstract

Preeclampsia in Indonesia remains a huge problem during pregnancy with high morbidity and mortality.Many risk factors influence the occurrence of preeclampsia, such as the family history of preeclampsia,kidney disease, diabetes mellitus, chronic hypertension that has been suffered previously by pregnant mothersbefore pregnancy (preeclampsia superimposed), obesity, and postpartum depression. The research objectivewas to determine the relationship between preeclampsia and the occurrence of postpartum depression inMasyita Delivery Hospital Makassar. This study used quantitative research method with a cross-sectionaldesign. Sampling using purposive sampling with a sample size of 61 postpartum mothers. Collecting datausing a questionnaire and analyzed using the Chi-Square test. This study found that pregnant mothers whoexperienced mild preeclampsia were 34 subjects with 8.8% of them had postpartum depression, severepreeclampsia experienced by 7 subjects with 71,4% of them had postpartum depression. The results ofstatistical tests using Chi-square obtained the p-value=0.001. This study concluded that there is a significantrelationship between preeclampsia and the incidence of postpartum depression in Masyita Delivery HospitalMakassar, Indonesia.