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.