Jurnal EduHealth
Vol. 14 No. 02 (2023): Periode April-June, 2023

Combination Of Aroma Therapy And P6 (Nei Guan) Point Acupressure On Emesis Gravidarum In Primipara

Sutrisna Altahira (Politeknik Baubau)



Article Info

Publish Date
15 May 2023

Abstract

Nausea and vomiting occur in 60-80% of primigravidas and 40-60% occur in multigravidas (Mahdika, 2016). Nausea and vomiting in pregnant women if not treated immediately will result in a very weak mother's body, pale face and decreased frequency of urination so that body fluids decrease and blood becomes thick (hemoconcentration). This study aims to determine the effectiveness of the combination of aromatherapy and acupressure at point P6 (Nei Guan) for emesis gravidarum at the Waara Health Center, Muna Regency. The design of this study used the Pretest-Posttest with control design. The study design used pre- and post-tests in the intervention group (pregnant women with emesis gravidarum who were given a combination of aromatherapy and acupressure at point P6) in the control group (pregnant women with emesis gravidarum who were given acupressure at point P6). The bivariate test obtained a value of 0.001, namely α> 0.05 so that Ha was accepted, namely there was an effect of giving a combination of point P6 acupressure with Lemon aromatherapy on emesis gravidarum in primiparous women.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

healt

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions Public Health Veterinary

Description

The EduHealt journal contains articles based on research results or equivalent in the health field. The research includes research related to the community environment as well as in the general public. Articles published in this journal have never been published/published by other ...