Introduction:Pain of labor can cause hyperventilation so that oxygen needs increase, increase blood pressure, and decrease intestinal motility and urinary vesicles. This situation will stimulate an increase in catecholamines which can cause interference with the strength of uterine contractions resulting in uterine inertia. If labor pain is not overcome, it will cause long-term labor.

Masa remaja adalah masa peralihan antara masa kanak-kanak dan dewasa. Pada masa tersebut remaja mengalami banyak perubahan baik fisik, hormonal dan psikosoial. Remaja sering merasa tidak nyaman dan bereaksi secara emosiaonal, misalkan mudah tersinggung, mudah marah, suka membantah, tidak mau lagi dianggap sebagai anak, tetapi belum dapat diberi tanggung jawab penuh sevagai orang dewasa. Berbagai perubahan dapat mempengaruhi lingkungan remaja sehingga dapat menyebabkan remaja rawan terhadap perilaku berisiko seperti hubungan seks pranikah, IMS, HIV/AIDS, Napza termasuk rokok dan tawuran. Pelatihan ini bertujuan meningkatkan kemampuan dan ketrampilan remaja dalam menghadapi berbagai tantangan terkait masalah kesehatan yang ditemui dalam berkehidupan social. Metode yang dilakukan dalam pengabdian ini adalah Pelatihan meliputi ceramah yang diberikan oleh pemateri, tanya jawab dan praktik menggunakan studi kasus dan roleplay. pendekatan studi kasus. Hasil dari kegiatan ini Berdasarkan hasil yang diperoleh dalam kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat, kegiatan ini memberikan kemampuan pengembangan kompetensi psikososial remaja yang diwujudkan dalam bentuk kemampuan remaja menolak pengaruh negatif yang ditunjukkan dalam hasil penilaian kuisioner, praktik dan roleplay

BACKGROUND: The high rate of stunting cases is a serious nutritious problem that still persists in Indonesia. The problem is potentially impactful on the quality of the country’s human resources. AIM: This present study aimed to analyze the determinant factors of stunting cases in 24–59-month-old children in the working area of Puskesmas or Community Health Center in Kota Tengah, Gorontalo. METHOD: The case-control survey analytical research involved a case population of 34 people and a control population of 34 people. All the participants were 24–59 months old. All case populations were treated as the research subject, while the control population was calculated based on the formula. A simple random sampling technique was employed to acquire the sample in the control group. The study involved independent variables of birth length, birth weight, provision of exclusive breastfeeding, and the number of siblings. Meanwhile, the dependent variable was the stunting cases in 24–59-month-old children. The data were analyzed by Chi-square (χ2) and multiple logistic regression statistical tests. RESULTS: The bivariate analysis that used the Chi-square suggested that the birth length (0.001) < (0.05), birth weight (0.003) < (0.05), and provision of exclusive breastfeeding (0.000) < (0.05) were the factors of stunting cases. Meanwhile, parity (1.72) > (0.05) was not a factor of stunting. Moreover, the multivariate analysis involving multiple logistic regression tests indicated that the provision of exclusive breastfeeding (0.006) served as the determinant factor of stunting cases. CONCLUSIONS: The provision of exclusive breastfeeding is the most significant determinant factor of stunting cases.

Tingginya tingkat Hipertensi di wilayah Gorontalo, terutama pada Kabupaten Gorontalo mulai mengkhawatirkan. Penelitian ini bertujuan adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh pemberian buah pisang ambon terhadap Hipertensi pada ibu hamil di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Telaga Biru Kabupaten Gorontalo. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian pre-experimental dengan pendekatan one-group pretest-posttest design. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah semua ibu hamil Hipertensi diwilayah kerja Puskesmas Telaga Biru Kabupaten Gorontalo berjumlah 30 orang. Sampel diambil menggunakan teknik purposive sampling yang berjumlah 30 orang. Hasil uji statistik dengan menggunakan McNemar menunjukkan bahwa ada pengaruh pemberian buah pisang ambon terhadap hipertensi pada ibu hamil di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Telaga Biru Kabupaten Gorontalo. Kandungan natrium dan kalium pada pisang ambon terbukti dapat menurunkan tekanan darah tinggi pada ibu hamil apabila dikonsumsi secara teratur dan dengan takaran yang tepat.

Anemia is still a reproductive health problem, especially in women whose hemoglobin levels are less than 12 g%. Education is one of the factors that influence the incidence of anemia and also greatly affects the ability to think in adolescents. The purpose of this study was to analyze health education through knowledge booklets about anemia in adolescents in Gorontalo City. This type of research uses the Pre-Experimental method with One-Group Pre-Test-Post Test Design, with a sample of 132 young women using a simple random sampling technique. The study started from February 1 to March 1, 2020. The analysis in this study used the Wilcoxon test. The results showed that there was a significant effect of health education through booklets on knowledge of anemia in adolescents with a sig value of 0.000 <0.05. The conclusion is that there is an effect of health education through booklets on knowledge about anemia in adolescent girls.