Effect of Touching Therapy by Midwives on Labor Pain

Abstract

Introduction: Childbirth is an event that changes the life and upbringing of women that affects both physically and psychologically in the short and long term. The anxiety score is increased then labor pain also increases. One of the practices used in lowering anxiety is touching therapy by midwives. The purpose of the study: researchers wanted to know the effect of touching therapy on labor pain. Research Methods: observational analytical research with a cohort approach. The sampling technique used consecutive sampling of 41 maternity mothers at one of the midwife clinics in Sleman Yogyakarta. Inclusion criteria: maternity mother, willing to be a respondent, no labor difficulties, sign informed consent. Exclusion criteria: mothers who get the augmentation of childbirth. Results: showing the difference in the average pain intensity score before and after therapy touching is 7.53 and 4.87 and the statistic test using the Wilcoxon test shows p value = 0.000. Conclusion: Touching Therapy Affects the Decrease in Pain Intensity in Maternity Mothers.