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Background: Postpartum blues may be seen very commonly in all the women who delivered babies. A newborn is always a blessing to women but it can be very tough for some women. Postpartum means the period after the delivery of a newborn. A greater number of women will experience postpartum blues during this period. The main purpose of this study was to measure the prevalence and risk factors of postpartum blues among women immediately after delivery. Materials and methods: We conducted a prospective cross-sectional study to assess the Prevalence and associated risk factors of Postpartum Blues comprising 104 postpartum women on 3rd day of delivery at St. Joseph General Hospital from October 2022 to March 2023. Postpartum Blues was estimated with the Kennerley and Gath Blues questionnaire and a mean score of greater than or equal to 7 was taken as cut-off. Subjects also completed the Edinburgh post-natal depression (EPDS) questionnaire. The socio-demographic and obstetric history was also collected from the subjects. Statistical consideration: All the raw data was collected, and entered in an Excel sheet 2010 in Windows 10 version, the statistical analysis was done by SPSS software version 29.0.2.0 (20) by chi-square test, Binary logistic regression statistical method for determining the significant P-value. Results: The prevalence of maternity blues was found to be 32.7%. Body Mass Index (P value = 0.04,), PregnancyInduced Hypertension (PIH, P value = 0.03, OD = 4.0001), and Senior Secondary Stage under the level of education (P = 0.05) were considered as major risk factors of PPB with Kennerley and Gath scale, which shows that these factors have a significant association with post-partum blues. Conclusion: Postnatal Blues is the most prevalent condition in the present scenario yet it is under-diagnosed. Healthcare professionals should strive hard to identify it and prevent its progression to postnatal depression. Keywords: Postpartum blues, Prevalence, EPDS scale, Kennerley and Gath scale, Risk
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