Physiological foot edema was found in about 80% of pregnant women. This occurs due to suppression of the uterus which inhibits venous return. Physiological foot edema if not treated can cause discomfort, feeling heavy, and cramps at night. This study aim to analize the effect of applying foot massage and soaking feet with warm water mixed with kaempfaria galanga L against foot edema in pregnant women in the village of Tulaan Kec. Gunung Meriah district. Aceh Aingkil. This type of research is Quasy Experiment with one group pre-test and post-test design. The population was all The population in this study were all pregnant women who experienced physiological edema of the feet to pregnancy in Tulaan Village, Kec. Gunung Meriah Regency. Aceh Singkil in 2019. The sampling technique was done by total sampling which received 10 respondents and analyzed by Dependent T-Test significance level p = 0.05. The results showed that there was a significant effect on the application of foot massage and foot soaking with warm water mixed with kaempfaria galanga L against foot edema in pregnant women. Significant results indicate that p = 0,00 <0,05. the conclusion in this study is foot massage and soaking the feet with warm water mixed with Kaempfaria Galanga L proven effective in reducing physiological edema in pregnant women. Therefore Kaempfaria Galanga L can be made as a complementary alternative therapy in pregnant women with physiological edema.
The period of pregnancy is a time when the body really needs maximum food intake for both the mother and the fetus.During pregnancy, there will be major changes in the body of a pregnant woman. One of the changes that occurs is the hematology system, with a lack of quality food intake, one of which is a lack of iron so that it can cause anemia in pregnant women. Anemia occurs due to low hemoglobin levels in the body of pregnant women. One of the efforts that can be done is to increase hemoglobin by consuming boiled eggs. The purpose of this research was to determine the effect of consumption of boiled chicken eggs at the Simarmata Health Center, Samosir Regency.Its benefits are to help pregnant women who have anemia so that the hemoglobin in the body of pregnant women increases, so that pregnant women are expected to consume boiled eggs in the third trimester of pregnancy. The population in this study were pregnant women in the area of the Simarmata Health Center, Samosir Regency, with a sample of 20 people. The research method was quasi-experimental (Quasi experiment) with a pre-test-post-test research design with a control group. The results of this study indicate that the average before consumption of boiled eggs is Mean (8.08) with Std. Deviation (0.5716) after consumption of boiled eggs is (9.39) with Std. Deviation0.5716) after Consumption of Boiled Eggs is (9.39) with Std. Deviation (0.5558) with sig <0.05, this indicates that there is an effect of consumption of boiled eggs on changes in hemoglobin levels for pregnant women in trimester III.
Post partum blues is a mild effective syndromic disorder that occurs at the beginning of postpartum. Signs of symptoms that arise are sad reactions, crying, irritability, anxiety, self-blame, disturbances in sleep patterns and appetite disorders. Post partum blues symptoms are a multi-factorial mechanism consisting of hormonal factors, physical activity factors and psychosocial factors. This type of research is observational with cross sectional design. The population was all postpartum postpartum second day postpartum mothers in the postpartum Sembiring General Hospital Delitua sub-district in 2019 which was conducted on June 1-30, 2019. The sampling technique was done by total sampling which received 89 respondents and analyzed by chi square test significance level p = 0.05 . Independent variables are psychological and psychosocial factors and the dependent variable is post partum blues. The results of this study indicate that 66.3% of postpartum mothers experience post partum blues. From the variables obtained, each value of p = 0,000 (p<0.05), namely stress coping, self-adjustment, education and income, showed a significant relationship to the occurrence of post partum blues. The conclusions that can be drawn from this study are the psychological and psychosocial factors which most cause post partum blues are low economic factors. Therefore, to reduce the rate of occurrence of post partum blues, it is necessary to improve economic status.
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