Husband’s Support for Pregnant Women Facing Childbirth at Kalasan Public Health Center, Sleman, Indonesia

Abstract

Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) in Indonesia was 305 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2017. Prolonged labor is one of the causes of high MMR in Indonesia. Several factors contribute to long labor, including power, passage, passanger and psychological. Psychological mothers who are not ready to face childbirth or excessive anxiety, worry and fear without cause so that ultimately it leads to anxiety disorders. One effort to overcome the negative effects of anxiety is the support of husband or family. The purpose of this study is to describe the support of husband for mothers at Kalasan Public Health Center in Sleman Regency. This research method uses quantitative research design using analytical survey with cross sectional approach. The population is 109 pregnant women. The total sample of 33 respondents by taking 30% of the total population. The sampling technique used accidental sampling. Data collecting in this research use quesioner about support husband for mother and data analysis using univariate analysis. Based on the results of the study, respondents who received good support from their husbands were 60,6% and 39,4% get not enough support from the husband. It is hoped that the husband will participate in empathy and provide the best support since pregnancy, until the delivery and postpartum period to reduce the anxiety of pregnant women in the face of childbirth.

Covid-19 risk perception and anxiety of third-semester pregnant mothers in facing childbirth during the time of covid-19 pandemic in 2022

“…In the United States, 36% of pregnant women suffer from anxiety disorders (Liu et al, 2021). Anxiety was reported by 36.77% of pregnant women in Guangxi Zhuang, China (Ge et al, 2021), 72% of pregnant women in Canada (Ahmad & Vismara, 2021), 43.6% of pregnant women in China (Wang et al, 2021), and 42.4% of pregnant women in Indonesia (Putri & Kurniati, 2021). According to these findings, the prevalence of anxiety disorders among pregnant women remains relatively high.…”

“…Pregnant women's worry and panic intensified during the COVID-19 epidemic (Mortazavi et al, 2021). Pregnancy and childbirth are physiological events that can become pathological (Putri & Kurniati, 2021). Pregnant women's anxiety is a new complication of the pandemic, with major ramifications for the mother's physical health (Timircan et al, 2021).…”

“…If untreated, antenatal anxiety can result in postpartum depression, suicidal behavior, preeclampsia, early birth, low birth weight, and impaired neurobehavioral and socioemotional development in children (Tikka et al, 2021). Mothers who are not prepared to give birth will be more worried (Putri & Kurniati, 2021).…”

“…Excessive anxiety in the mother causes stress hormone levels in the body to rise, inhibiting cervical dilatation and leading to protracted labor, tiredness, and Fetal Distress to IUFD (Intra Uterine Fetal Death) (Putri & Kurniati, 2021). Excessive anxiety raises blood pressure and may be a factor in the development of hypertension in pregnant women (Dewi & Sunarsih, 2014).…”

Social support with anxiety of pregnant mothers in trimester iii facing labor in the time of the covid-19 pandemic in 2022

“…The fear and anxiety of pregnant women increased during the COVID-19 pandemic (Mortazavi et al, 2021). Pregnancy and childbirth are physiological events but have the risk of becoming pathological (Putri & Kurniati, 2021). The anxiety of pregnant women is a new complication of the pandemic with serious consequences for the physical health of the mother (Timircan et al, 2021).…”