Women will experience pain during the birth process of their baby. Pain that is not controlled will affect the duration of the first period which affects pain in the mother and baby. This study describes the effect of acupressure on acupoint SP6 and LI4 on pain intensity and length of labor during the active phase. The method used Quase Experiment with a pre post test group design. The 42 participants were divided into two groups. The intervention group was given acupressure treatment on acupoint SP6, and acupoint LI4, while the control group was in accordance with the standar operational procedure of service at the Health Center. The results of this study after treatment the level of pain reduction was significant between the intervention group compared to the control group on the level of pain (p = 0.001). There were significant differences in the length of time during the active phase between the intervention and control groups (p = 0.001).
Background: Nutritional problems are still a complex problem in Indonesia. Nutrition plays an important role in the human life cycle from the womb to old age. One factor contributing to stunting is the young mother's age at birth (<20 years) because it will increase the risk of premature birth and intra uterine growth inhibition, infant mortality, stunting and lack of mental readiness. Purpose: Analyzed the relationship between maternal age during pregnancy and the incidence of stunting in children aged 2-3 years at the Pakem Health Center, Sleman Regency. Method: This type of research is cross sectional study. The subject of this research is mothers who have children aged 2-3 years in 2021 at Pakem Health Center, Sleman Regency, as many as 317 that meet the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The data obtained is secondary data. Data analysis was carried out by statistical tests using Chi Square test with confidence level = 0.05. Results: There is a significant relationship between maternal age during pregnancy with the incidence of stunting at the Pakem Health Center, Sleman Regency in 2021 with p-value 0.000 (ρ < 0.05), which means that the age of the mother during pregnancy < 20 years and > 35 years is a risk factor that can affect the occurrence of stunting, and respondents who have an age of <20 years have a risk of 3.562 times more more experienced stunting compared to respondents aged 20-35 years. Conclusion: Maternal age during pregnancy have an effect on the incidence of stunting in children aged 2-3 years at Pakem Health Center, Sleman Regency in 2021.
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