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Background: Psychiatric illnesses that are non-psychotic are one of the most common morbidities of pregnancy and the perinatal period. These disorders include depressive disorders (postpartum blues, postpartum depression), anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and personality disorders. This study aimed to the relationship between family support and the tendency of baby blues syndrome in postpartum mothers in the working area of the Benu-Benua Health Center.Methods: The research method used is an observational analytic study with a cross-sectional design which was carried out in June 2020 in the working area of ??the Benu-Benua Health Center which involved 53 mothers who gave birth and were recorded in the medical records at the Benu-Benua Health Center and families living in the same house with the criteria such as people who live in the working area of ??the Benu-Benua Health Center and postpartum mothers ?14 days. Then proceed with bivariate analysis using the Chi-square test to determine the correlation between variables. All tests with p<0.05 were considered significantResults: The age distribution of respondents, dominant in the range of 18-25 years, female sex, high school education level or equivalent, primipara parity, the family relationship is husband and number of people living in the house >5 people, the dominant type of childbirth is normal, social relations dominantly good, the incidence of baby blues syndrome dominantly experienced baby blues syndrome. The results of statistical tests showed that the variables of education level, employment status, family relations, social support were correlated with the incidence of postpartum blues syndrome.Conclusions: There is a correlation between education level, employment status, social support, and family relationships with the incidence of baby blues syndrome in the Benu-Benua Health Center working area.