Jurnal Kesehatan Ibu dan Anak
Vol. 16 No. 2 (2022): November

Effect of lavender aromatherapy mask on anxiety in the first stage of labour:

Intanwati (Poltekkes Kemenkes Semarang)
Mardiyono Mardiyono (Poltekkes Kemenkes Semarang)
Eny Retna Ambarwati (STIKes Akbidyo Yogyakarta)
Melyana Nurul Widyawati (Poltekkes Kemenkes Semarang)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Oct 2023

Abstract

The anxiety experienced by most maternity mothers arises because of fear of pain. During a pandemic, relaxation with lavender aromatherapy requires innovation. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of using lavender aromatherapy masks on anxiety in the first stage of labour. The design of this study was a true experiment with a randomized controlled clinical trial. The intervention group wore lavender aromatherapy masks with a 100% concentration dose content of 0.08 ml for 120 minutes. The study sampled 40 samples.  The results of the study were that there was an effect of lavender aromatherapy masks on anxiety in the first stage of labour (p=0.000) with an effect size (d=1.319). Using a lavender aromatherapy mask can minimize the increase of anxiety during the first stage of labour.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

kia

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Subject

Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology Nursing Public Health

Description

Jurnal Kesehatan Ibu dan Anak particularly focuses on the main problems in the development of the sciences of midwifery areas. It covers the Antenatal Care, Intranatal and Newborn Baby Care, Postnatal and Breastfeeding Care, Reproductive Health, Family Planning, Maternal and Neonatal Emergency ...