Objective: The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of hypnosis on primiparous
tendency postpartum depression
Methods: The study design was a non-randomized group pretest-posttest design. Samples are
24 people primiparous mothers consisting of 12 people who were given hypnotherapy group
and 12 people are not given hypnotherapy group. Sampling was done by quota sampling. The
research was conducted on two places, namely Puskesmas Tanah Kalikedinding. The
instrument used to measure postpartum depression using the Edinburgh Postnatal
Depression Scale (EPDS), which has been modified by Soep.
Results: Results obtained chi square test p = 0.015 (<0.005). indicating effect of hypnosis on
tendency postpartum depression in mothers
Conclusion: There is an influence of hypnosis on the tendency of postpartum depression in
primipara mothers at the Puskesmas tanak Kali Kedinding Surabaya
Keywords:hypnosis, post partum depression,