The Effect of Perineal Massage on Perineal Status and Duration of Labor
<pre>Perineal rupture in postpartum mothers causes bleeding, pain, and high dependency on others after the birth. The preliminary study results showed that 68.81% of postpartum mothers experienced perineal rupture. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of perineal massage on perine...
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Department of Nursing Universitas Jenderal Soedirman,
2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | <pre>Perineal rupture in postpartum mothers causes bleeding, pain, and high dependency on others after the birth. The preliminary study results showed that 68.81% of postpartum mothers experienced perineal rupture. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of perineal massage on perineal status and length of labor. It was quasi-experimental research with control group post-test only design. The population were all expectant mothers in the Yogyakarta Community Health Center. A sample of 60 respondents were divided into control and intervention groups using a random sampling method. The inclusion criteria were 20-35 years old, singleton pregnancy, spontaneous labor, and gestational age of 34-36 weeks. The study instrument used was an observation sheet. Data were analyzed using descriptive, t-test independent, Mann-Whitney's, and linear regression test. Results. The results showed that perineal massage affects perineal status (p < 0.001) and the duration of stage I and stage II of labor (p < 0.001). Perineal massage affects perineal status and the duration of labor in the Yogyakarta City Community Health Center.</pre> |
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| Item Description: | 1907-6673 2579-9320 10.20884/1.jks.2019.14.2.883 |