The Effect of Giving Pre-birth Counseling to the Anxiety Level of Third-trimester-Pregnant Mother

Abstract

Aim: This research aims to determine the effect of pre-birth counseling on women’s anxiety during the third trimester of pregnancy at Umbulharjo I Primary Health Center. Methods: This quantitative type of research used the pre-experiment method within Group Pretest-Posttest Design. Twenty people were used as a sample in this study, and they were the respondents who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The Accidental Sampling technique was used to take the sample. Results: This study found that 80% of the third-trimester-pregnant women experienced anxiety before the intervention, and there was a decrease in the anxiety of 25% after being given intervention. It was proven by the results of the p-value 0.011<0.05, meaning there is a positive effect of giving pre-birth counseling to lower the anxiety level of third-trimester-pregnant women. Thus, midwives are suggested to provide pre-birth counseling for pregnant women in Antenatal Care services. Keywords: third-trimester pregnancy, Anxiety

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“…In someone who does not work, almost every day the respondent spends time at home so that it is limited to looking for information about her pregnancy and causes more thoughts about things that have a negative impact on her pregnancy. Working mothers generally have time-consuming activities so that pregnant women who work experience less anxiety than non-working mothers because work can divert feelings of anxiety [15].…”