This study was conducted to examine role of birth memories and recall in relationship between maternal functioning and maternity blues in postpartum women.A cross-sectional design was employed. The study sample consisted of 418 participants from this population.

The sustainability of postpartum maternal functioning has increasingly attracted attention in the literature in terms of how the birth experience is cognitively processed and the possible effects of the way it is recalled on maternity blues. This study was conducted to examine the role of birth memories and recall in relationship between maternal functioning and maternity blues in postpartum women.A cross-sectional design was employed. The study sample consisted of 418 participants from this population. Data were collected using a personal information form, Barkin Index of Maternal Functioning , Postpartum Maternity Blues Assessment Scale and Birth Memories and Recall Questionnaire .

Inclusion Criteria:

• Mothers with babies aged 0-1 who volunteered to participate in the study who had no conditions that would prevent communication.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Mothers with babies over 1 year old who do not wish to participate in the study

The population of the study consisted of mothers who presented to the pediatrics outpatient clinic of the hospital between May 30 and August 30, 2024 and had babies between the ages of 0 and 1. The G*Power software was used to calculate the sample size. Previous studies were examined (Oruç & Kukulu, 2022; Kılıç Doğan & Cesur, 2023) and the expected confidence intervals of the Barkin Index of Maternal Functioning were determined. Accordingly, the sample size was calculated as 90 participants, based on a confidence interval of α = 0.05, a test power (1-β) of 0.95, and an effect size of dz = 0.306. Eventually, the study was completed with 418 participants.