Year: 2024 | Month: May | Volume: 14 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 117-123
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20240513
The Relationship of Mother's Characteristics to Knowledge to Reduce Pain in The First Stage of Labor in the City of Balikpapan
NILA TRISNA YULIANTI
Midwifery Diploma Three Study Program, Borneo Medistra Polytechnic, East Kalimantan
ABSTRACT
Background: Childbirth is a series of events where a baby is released from the mother's womb, followed by the release of the placenta and fetal membranes from the mother's body. One way of non-pharmacological management to reduce labor pain is with endorphin massage. Endorphin massage is a light touch/massage therapy that is quite important to give to pregnant women, in the time leading up to giving birth. This is because massage stimulates the body to release endorphin compounds which are pain relievers and can create a feeling of comfort.
Objective: To find out whether there is a relationship between maternal characteristics and endorphin massage to reduce pain in the first stage of labor in Balikpapan City
Method: The type of research used is descriptive quantitative with a cross sectional study design. The sample size was 50 respondents with the sampling method used was accidental sampling.
Results: There is no relationship between age group, occupation and education level on knowledge to reduce pain in the first stage of labor in Balikpapan city.
Conclusion: Respondent characteristics have no effect on respondent knowledge.
Key words: Endorphin Massage, Knowledge and First Stage Labor Pain