EFFECT OF COUNSELING ANXIETY IN DEALING WITH LABOR PRIMIGRAVIDA IN THE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS BUKET HAGU LHOKSUKON NORTH ACEH

Abstract

Anxiety is a psychological problems facing labor that is often experienced primigravida, research
Salfariani (2012) showed that 59.1 % primigravida of 22 maternal choose sectio caesarea labor
without medical indication for anxiety normal delivery. Mei and Huang (2006) showed that anxiety
can lead to prolonged labor and cause Post Partum Haemoragic, Suririnah (2005) concluded that to
overcome the anxiety necessary counseling / counseling regarding preparations for the birth mother to
change perceptions about childbirth.
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of counseling on anxiety facing labor in
primigravida.
This type of research is pre experiment with the design of one group pretest - posttest design . A
sample of 40 people is primigravida third trimester of gestation 28-32 weeks in Puskesmas bouquet
Hagu. The independent variable in this study is the counseling, the dependent variable is anxiety
facing labor. Data collected using a questionnaire. Data analysis using t - tests dependent test (paired t
- test).
The results of bivariate analysis showed a significant effect of counseling on reducing anxiety facing
labor in primigravida (p = 0.00).
The study concluded counseling can minimize anxiety primigravida face childbirth , so that
counseling can be used as a model or an alternative treatment for overcoming and preventing anxiety
facing labor.