PENGARUH MASSAGE EFFLEURAGE TERHADAP NYERI PUNGGUNG IBU HAMIL TRIMESTER III DI TPMB FIFI YANTI

Abstract

Every pregnant woman will experience discomfort during the third trimester, one of these discomforts is back pain. This occurs due to anatomical changes in the mother's body. The results of a preliminary study conducted at TPMB Fifi Yanti found that 45% of mothers experienced recurrent back pain that could not be overcome by rest alone. The aim of the research was to determine the effect of effleurage massage on third trimester pregnant women's back pain. This type of research is an experimental design with a two-group pretest-posttest design, measurements are carried out before giving therapy (pretest), and giving effeleurage massage therapy to pregnant women in the third trimester for 1 month, namely once every week for 10-15 minutes. The sample was taken as many as 18 people using the purposive sampling method. The results showed that there was an effect of effleurage massage on the back pain of pregnant women in the third trimester with a p-value <0.05. It can be concluded that pregnant women who experience back pain can be given effleurage massage.