Birth rate through caesarean surgery (C-section) keeps increasing globally. Re search states that expecting mothers suffer from anxiety prior to C-section. Impacts of pre-caesarean anxiety are increasing post caesarean pain, increasing analgesic need, longer hospitalization, and postpartum depression. One of the methods to overcome anxiety before C-section is conducting progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) therapy. This study described the influence of PMR therapy on anxiety level of pre caesarean mothers in the Surgery Room of RSUD dr. Haryoto, Lumajang. The study used quasi-experimental pre-post test with control group design. The sampling tech nique was consecutive sampling and the number of the sample was 26 respondents. The instrument for PMR therapy was PMR therapy tool. Self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) was used to measure anxiety level. Progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) had
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