Analysis of the Use of Herbal Therapy to Reduce Labor Pain (Literature Review)

Abstract

Abstract
 Background:. labor pain can stress the mother and cause pain impulses to multiply and potentially weaken uterine muscle contractions. Pain can cause distress to the baby. One way to reduce pain is by giving herbal therapy or aromatherapy. Aromatherapy is one of the non-pharmacological methods to reduce labor pain. Aromatherapy often used to reduce labor pain is Lavender, Rose, Jasmine, Citrus Aurantium.
 
 AIM: This study aims to determine the use of herbal therapy to reduce labor pain.The purpose of this study is to analyze the challenges in implementing health education in elementary schools in Banda Aceh
 
 Methods: the design in this study was a literature review article. Search for articles using relevant ones obtained from data based on Pubmed, Proquest, Ebsco, ScienceDirect, and Google Scholar in the past ten years (2011–2021) received 121 articles.
 Results: The study results show several challenges in implementing health education. Lack of understanding about School Health Services, School Health Services is not considered a strategic program, Low attention from policymakers, School Health Services Program has not been understood as part of the national target, Implementation of UKS program in schools is only a formality, Implementation and development School Health Services program is not evenly distributed. Barriers to the Implementation of School Health Services in Elementary School are the lack of optimal inter-sectoral cooperation, lack of trained personnel, high workload, and the impact of conflicting health issues, causing various School Health Services activities to be hampered in their Implementation
 
 CONCLUSION: Utilization of herbal therapies such as Lavender, Mawar, Jasmine, Citrus, Aurantium has been proven to reduce labor pain which can be used in various methods such as inhalation, bath, massage, and foot soak. The easy use of aromatherapy can be an alternative to reduce labor pain.

Pelatihan Pijat Endorphin dengan Aromatherapy Citrus Aurantium dalam Meredakan Nyeri Persalinan pada Ibu Hamil Trimester Iii di Kelurahan Bandar Selamat Kecamatan Medan Tembung Kota Medan

“…Begitu juga dengan penelitian (Kaviani, et al, 2014) pemberian aromaterapi lavender dan citrus aurantium mengurangi intensitas nyeri selama persalinan. Penelitian (Abdurahman, et al, 2022), (Mohammadi, et al, 2022)(Sarecka-Hujar and Szulc-Musioł, 2022), memperoleh hasil aromaterapi dengan menggunakan citrus aurantium efektif untuk mengatasi kecemasan dalam proses menghadapi persalinan. Penelitian lain (Namazi, et al, 2014) (Reichner, 2015) menyebutkan pijatan dengan aromaterapi citrus aurantium merupakan intervensi yang efektif yang mengurangi nyeri dan lamanya bersalin kala I dan II.…”