PEPPERMINT AROMATHERAPY IS EFFECTIVE TO REDUCE NAUSEA AND VOMITING IN TRIMESTER I OF PREGNANT WOMEN AT SELAMAT CLINIC MEDAN CITY

Abstract

Nausea and vomiting are common in early pregnancy. Nausea and vomiting in pregnant women have physical and psychological effects, including affecting the lives of pregnant women which have an impact on the quality of life of pregnant women. The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of peppermint aromatherapy to reduce nausea and vomiting in first trimester pregnant women. Methods The type of research is analytical research with a quasi-experimental design. This study distinguishes the degree of nausea and vomiting in pregnant women in the first trimester before receiving peppermint aromatherapy treatment and after receiving treatment. Measurement of nausea and vomiting with the PUQE questionnaire. Respondents were divided into two groups, the intervention group and the control group, with 25 respondents each. Assess homogeneity with Mann Whitney, assess effectiveness with Wilcoxon.

The intervention group after being given aromatherapy had mild nausea and no nausea. The control group before and after the intervention had a moderate degree of dominance. The degree of vomiting in the intervention group before being given aromatherapy generally vomited with moderate degrees (15 people), mild degrees as many as 9 people and severe degrees of 1 person. After being given aromatherapy, the degree of vomiting became mild as many as 8 people and there was also no vomiting. the control group before being given the intervention obtained moderate degrees of vomiting (13 people) and 12 people mild. After the intervention, the degree of vomiting became moderate (17 people), the degree of mild was 7 people and the degree of severe was 1 person. There was a significant difference in PUQE scores for nausea and vomiting between before and after the intervention in the two groups with a p value of <0.05. Peppermint aromatherapy is effective in relieving nausea and vomiting in first trimester pregnant women