The changes of hormone and anatomy results in musculoskeletal problem in pregnant women. Physiotherapy plays important role during pregnancy. However, in Indonesia, the number of attendants to antenatal physiotherapy was limited. This was thought to be associated to the perception of pregnant women toward the need of services. The present study aims to determine the factors related to pregnant women’s perception towards need of antenatal physiotherapy services in Puskesmas Kecamatan Cipayung. Target population of this cross sectional study was all pregnant women in Puskesmas Kecamatan Cipayung among 103 participants who purposively selected were interview. Analysis data using univariate and bivariate analysis (Chi Square test). The majoririty of education level, working status, and income level were respectivelly senior high school (61.2%), unemployee (82.5%), and Rp2.500.000-3.500.000 (37.9%). Furthermore, most of respondents complain on musculoskeletal disorder especially low back pain, namelly (63.1%) while their lack of knowledge on physiotherapy was 70.9%, and perception towards the need of antenatal physiotherapy service with indicator “no need” was counted 52,4%. p value between perception toward need of antenatal physiotherapy with education, income, knowledge level and working status were p=0.041, p=0.001, p=0.000, and p=0.314. Results reveal that education level, income level, and knowledge were significant factors affecting pregnant women’s perception towards antenatal physiotherapy services meanwhile working status was not significant.It is recommended to promote physiotherapy services for better play role on women health improvement.

Postpartum is a condition at the time of period after delivery from 0 (zero) to sixth weeks, indicated by various musculoskeletal complaints including lower back pain. This pain is related to postural changes after pregnancy, muscle fatigue, and other physiological changes postpartum. Trunk Balance Exercise and Strength Training Exercise are two exercises combined from various references to overcome low back pain consisting of the exercise of postural muscle balance and strengthening of the spinal segment muscles. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the combination exercise on lower back pain related to functional ability among the mother 12-18 after delivery. This study uses a pre-experimental design with one group pretest-posttest approach. The intervention was 12 time of  45-60 minutes meeting session during 4 weeks. Respondents were selected by  purposive sampling technique. A total of 15 women post 12-18 months of delivery in Posyandu in Cipayung District, East Jakarta participated in this study. The results were obtained by analyzing univariate and bivariate data; normality test data by dividing the value skewness and standard error; and test hypotheses with Paired t-test. This research shows a significant decrease in the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) with p = 0.00 <0.05. Conclusion: Trunk Balance Exercise and Strength Training Exercise have an effect against low back pain associated with functional ability in post-12-18 mothers.