The efficiency of conducting pregnancy session toward reducing the lavel of anxiety to deliver baby

Oktaviani, Oktaviani and Ayue, Heti Ira (2018) The efficiency of conducting pregnancy session toward reducing the lavel of anxiety to deliver baby. Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development; An International Journal, 9 (11). pp. 273-277. ISSN 0976-0245 (Print) 0976-5506 (Electronic)

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Abstract

Background: Maternal mortality rate has a significant implication on the success level of health effort
on various levels. Approaches have been developed to ensure the availability of excellent health service
quality as well as its accessibility to the community. One of such access towards the health improvement is
pregnancy class, on which woman, who had 20 -32 weeks of pregnancy given accesses to knowledge related
to antepartum to postpartum. This research was aimed to study the pregnancy class efficiency on mothers’
level of anxiety to face childbirth in Pahandut Community health center, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Method: The study was quasi-experimental with concurrent embedded designs. The population is mothers
with a pregnancy period of 24-26 weeks, and get antenatal care at the Pahandut Health Center, with or
without participation in classes of pregnant women. The sample was 30 pregnant women who were 24-26
weeks’ gestation. The sample was determined using quota sampling. To assess anxiety level, the Hamilton
Anxiety Rating Scale (HARS) scale was employed. Data were analyzed using independent t-test.
Results: The results showed that pregnant women who were given class treatment for pregnant women had
an anxiety level score (8.77; 95% CI 7.64 - 9.89) lower than the anxiety level score (15.5; 95% 12.41-14,59)
pregnant women who are not.
Conclusion: The pregnancy session class applies to assign to women before delivering birth, so they don’t
experience a high level of anxiety when delivering the babies.
Keywords: Pregnancy class, Anxiety level, Childbirth.

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