<![CDATA[The process of labor is synonymous with pain, physiologically pain occurs when the muscles of the uterus contract as an effort to open the cervix and push the baby's head towards the pelvis. Various efforts are made to reduce pain both pharmacologically and non-pharmacologically, which is preferred by laboring mothers is birth ball to reduce physiological labor pain. This study aims to analyze the effect of a birth ball on labor pain in the Working Area of UPT Puskesmas Sei Langkai Batam City Year 2023. This type of research uses Pre Experimental with One Group Pretest Posttest Design. The research sample amounted to 15 laboring mothers. The independent variable is birth ball and the dependent variable is labor pain. The instruments in this study were SOP and observation sheets. The results of this study showed that before the intervention of mothers who experienced moderate pain (86.7%) and after the intervention obtained mild pain (100%). Based on the output test of the paired sample T-test statistical test, the results obtained a significance value of 0.000, smaller than the 5% significance level (p-value = 0.000 <0.05), so the conclusion is that Ha is accepted, which means that there is an effect of giving birth ball therapy on reducing the intensity of labor pain in the working area of UPT Puskesmas Sei Langkai Batam City Year 2023.]]>
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