Journal of Maternal and Child Health Sciences (JMCHS)

The Effectivity Of Angkle Pump Combination Therapy And Leg Elevation Position Against Lower Limb Oedema Mrs. "M" In The 3rd Trimester

Wilma Wilma — 2024-06-30

Pregnancy causes a lot of changes and adjustments in women that cause discomfort. Discomfort is an unpleasant feeling for the physical or mental condition of pregnant women. Discomfort that appears in pregnant women in the third trimester is an increase in the frequency of urination, constipation, oedema in the lower extremities, insomnia, lower abdominal pain, haemorrhoids, and varicose veins. Oedema in the lower limbs is caused because blood flow from the legs to the heart is inhibited, so nonpharmacological therapy is carried out with angkle pumps and leg elevation positions. This therapy is beneficial for controlling swelling and can help pump blood to the heart through muscle contractions. The purpose of the study was to evaluate how ankle pump therapy and leg elevation position can overcome oedema in the lower limbs in pregnant women in the third trimester. This study is a case study with a comprehensive obstetric care approach to Mrs. M and data collection, observation and management of angkle pump therapy and leg elevation position for 1 (one) week routinely 2-3 times a day with a duration of 5-10 minutes. The results obtained from the discomfort care intervention in the third trimester that the oedema in the lower limbs has been reduced so that it feels comfortable

The Relationship Of Mother's Knowledge And Husband's Support With Pregnant Women's Class Participation In The Working Area In The Petanang Health Center Area Lubuklinggau City In 2024

Oktaviyantri Oktaviyantri — 2024-06-30

Pregnant women's classes are an effort to reduce maternal mortality through examination activities and providing materials such as danger signs for pregnant women. However, many pregnant women do not participate in this activity, because they do not know about the class for pregnant women and their husbands do not support it. To find out the relationship between mother’s knowledge and husaband’s support with pregnant women’s class participation in the working area in the Petanang Health Center Area Lubuklinggau City in 2024. This study uses an analytical survey with a cross sectional research design. The sampling technique used accidental sampling with a sample of 44 respondents. The statistical test used in this study is the Chi-Square test and the significance value of mother’s knowlegde (ρ value 0.000) and husband’s support (ρ value 0.015). There is a relationship between mother’s knowledge and husband’s support with pregnant women’s class participation in the working area in the Petanang Health Center Area Lubuklinggau City in 2024

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES WITH PREMARITAL SEXUAL BEHAVIOR AT THE AR-RAHMAN REHABILITATION CENTER IN PALEMBANG CITY

Dwi Agnesia — 2024-06-30

Low sexual knowledge and an increase in negative sexual attitudes in Indonesia cause risky sexual behavior. This is a serious problem that causes an increase in the incidence of young pregnancies, transmission of sexually transmitted infections, and abortions. The purpose of the study was to determine the relationship between sexual knowledge and attitudes to sexual behavior at the Ar-Rahman Rehabilitation Center. This research method is a quantitative research with a cross-sectional approach. The sample was taken from the total population, namely 30 clients at the Ar-Rahman Rahabilitasi Center in Palembang City. The data analysis used was univariate analysis and bivariate analysis of the chi-square statistical test with α<0.05 and a CI of 95%. The results of the study based on the chi-square statistical test showed that there was a significant relationship between attitudes and premarital sexual behavior with p-value=0.04 and there was no relationship between knowledge and premarital sexual behavior with p-value=0.399. It is hoped that there will be cooperation between the Rehabilitation Center and health workers in providing education on premarital sexual prevention.

The Effect of Prenatal Yoga on the Length of the First Stage of the Active Phase in Primigravida Mothers at Ria Trisnawati's Independent Practice in Palembang

Yunetra Franciska — 2024-07-18

Pregnancy and childbirth are periods where a woman has a golden opportunity to feel and realize the tremendous power within herself. In the birth process, you have to go through all the stages, a long 1st Stage can harm the fetus and the mother. The thinning and opening of the cervix is a sign of the start of the labor process. It is estimated that primigravid women will experience cervical dilation of at least 1 cm/hour. In Primigravida mothers, the average length of labor during the active phase is 5.8 hours or 348 minutes for the Active phase.

Currently, there are many ways to speed up, ease and make the labor process more comfortable during labor, namely hypnobirthing, pelvic rocking, aroma therapy, warm water compresses and yoga. Prenatal yoga is a combination of physical poses (called asanas), breathing techniques (called pranayama), meditation, and relaxation to strengthen mentally and physically in facing the birth process. If the pain in a mother who is about to give birth can be eliminated by carrying out a relaxation process, it will facilitate labor that is triggered by stress, so that the labor process can be carried out naturally, without ending in labor. This study aims to determine the effect of prenatal yoga on the length of the first stage of the active phase in primigravida mothers at the Independent Practice of Midwife Ria Trisnawati Palembang. Sampling was taken using the Purposive Sampling technique. The results of the study showed that prenatal yoga had an effect on the length of the first active phase of primigravida mothers in the independent practice of midwife Ria Tisnawati Palembang with a p value of 0.006 (p < α 0.005) and an OR of 10.0000