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POSTPARTUM BONDING IN FATHER WITH BABY IN THE EAST JAKARTA SUB-DISTRICT AREA PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER
Last modified: 2019-08-28
Abstract
Objective : The father's ability to form bonds both physically and emotionally with his baby is a condition that is very important for the development of a father's mental health. This study aims to identify postpartum bonding features in fathers and infants.Method : This study uses a cross sectional design with the selection of the sample used is the consequtive sampling method, the number of samples is 390 fathers who have babies aged three to six months.This research was conducted in the East Jakarta Sub-District Public Health Center in March to June 2019. The instruments used in this study were modified from the English-language Postpartum Bonding Questionaires (PBQ) introduced by Brockington which had obtained permission to be used in Indonesia via electronic mail. Results : The results of this study found that the picture of the father's relationship with the baby, obtained data about 142 fathers (36.4%) fathers who have a bad bond. Conclusion : The results of the study are expected to provide motivation for fathers to bond with babies starting from the wife's pregnancy to prevent the occurrence of paternal depression in the postpartum period.