Ugi Sugiarsih
Unknown Affiliation

Published : 1 Documents Claim Missing Document
Claim Missing Document
Check
Articles

Found 1 Documents
Search

REDUCE THE INTENSITY OF LABOR PAIN WITH AQUPRESSURE Eneng Solihah; Ugi Sugiarsih
Indonesian Journal of Adult and Community Education Vol 4, No 1 (2022): Vol 4, No 1 (2022)
Publisher : Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.17509/ijace.v4i1.53616

Abstract

Project-based learning is one of the lessons that is able to direct participants. The process of childbirth is identical to the feeling of pain as a manifestation of the birth process which begins with uterine contractions, cervical dilatation and effacement. It is a physiological process, as a subjective experience of the physical sensations associated with the stages of labour. To reduce the sensation of labor pain, it is necessary to have pain management in labor using non-pharmacological methods, one of which is acupressure. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of acupressure on the level of labor pain. Methods: The research design in this study was a pre-experiment with a one-group pre-post test design. The population of all women giving birth normally with a sample of 52 respondents for the intervention group and 52 respondents for the control group. The sampling technique was accidental sampling. Bivariate analysis using the Wilcoxon test. Results: Statistical tests using the Wilcoson test obtained p value = 0.000 (p value 0.05) meaning that acupressure has been proven to significantly reduce the intensity of labor pain. Conclusion: acupressure can reduce the intensity of physiological labor pain in primigravidas in labor during the first active phase.