THE EFFECT OF HYPNOBIRTHING ON THE LEVEL OF ANXIETY OF PRIMIGRAVIDA MATERNITY

Abstract

Introduction: Pregnancy is a crisis of maturation that can cause anxiety in pregnant women. The anxiety in primigravida mother is greater than multigravida mother due to childbirth is a new thing. The unresolved anxiety during pregnancy may give a bad consequences for both mother and fetus. Hypnobirthing is one of the mind-body interventions to reduce anxiety, fear, panic, and tense during pregnancy and childbirth

Objective: The aim of the study was to find out the effect of hypnobirthing on the level of anxiety of primigravida maternity

Methods: This study used a pre-experimental design with one group pretest-posttest design. The population in this study was primigravida pregnant women who followed hypnobirthing at Tidar Hospital. The sample was 21 pregnant women with incidental sampling as the sampling technique. Data collection was performed before and after doing hypnobirthing by using Analog Anxiety Scale (AAS).

Results: There is hypnobirthing influence on the level of anxiety of primigravida maternity.

Conclusion: Hypnobirthing is effective reducing of anxiety of primigravida maternity at Tidar Hospital.

Suggestions: Hypnobirthing can be applied to reduce the anxiety of primigravida maternity at Tidar Hospital.