The Item Development of Maternal Blues Suryani (MBS) Scale in the antepartum period through bonding attachment that predicting postpartum blues

Objective: This study aims to develop the maternal blues scale of the antepartum period through bonding attachment, and the closeness of the mother to the fetus. Methods: Design of the development items of maternal blues scale is cross-sectional. The number of research samples is 450. Results: The number of statements had produced from the maternal blues scale through absolute measurements, incremental appropriateness measurements, construct validity (CR), and variant extraction (VE) were 24 items had been declared valid and reliable. The maternal blues suryani model's (MBS) scale has been grouped into two variables; internal variables (maternal roles and tasks) eight items and external (cultural, social support) 16 items. Conclusions: The MBS scale through bonding attachments had been valid and reliable to predict postpartum blues.