Psychoeducation Dzikr Reduces Perceived Stress and Postpartum Depression Syndromes on Primiparous Women Wahyuni Sri1, Anies2, Soejoenoes Ariawan2, Putra Suhartono Taat3 1Midwifery Department of Health, Polytechnic of Surakarta-Indonesia 2Faculty of Medicine, Diponegoro University, Indonesia 3Faculty of Medicine, Airlangga University, Indonesia Online published on 20 March, 2019. Abstract Background Unstable emotions are common in primiparous women who fail to adapt to changes during perinatal period could not be resolved fundamentally, so research of psychoeducation dhikr is crucial to be conducted to reduce perceived stress in an effort to prevent postpartum depression syndromes. Purposes to prove routine midwifery care plus psychoeducation dhikr has more influential on decreasing perceived stress and postpartum depression syndromes among primiparous women. Method This study was an experimental study. A number of 24 participants as intervention group and a number of 23 participants as control group. All participants completed the Perceived Stress Scale and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, in the third trimester of pregnancy, one week before due date of birth, the three days and tenth days after birth. Statistical test using General Linear Model and independent t-test to compare mean difference. Results At the end of the intervention, the difference of of the PSS score between groups 3.73, CI 95% (−6.14-(−1.32)) and p value is 0.003. The difference of the EPDS scores between groups 2.34, CI 95% (−4.44-(−0.24)) and p value is 0.030. Conclusions The routine midwifery care plus psychoeducation dhikr has more decrease perceived stress and postpartum depression syndromes in primiparous women. Top Keywords Dzikr, Perceived Stress, Syndrome Depression. Top |