Effleurage Massage Method Using Lavender Aromatherapy Oil In An Effort To Reduce Back Pain And Anxiety Levels In Third Trimester Pregnant Women In Facing Labor

Abstract

Abstract
Background: During pregnancy, women need time to adapt to the various changes that occur within them. One of the complaints that are often felt by pregnant women is back pain in the lumbar part and also anxiety
Objective: To produce a method that is able to have an influence on complaints of back pain and maternal anxiety in dealing with childbirth
Research Methods: This type of research is a mix method, which is a combination of descriptive and analytic research. This research design uses Research and Development (R&D). This study involved a control group and a treatment group, 16 experimental and control groups of 16 respondents. The intervention given to the experimental group was the Effleuarge Massage Method using Lavender Aromatherapy Oil, while the control group was given education to pregnant women trimester III. The data were tested using the Wilcoxon test and the Mann-Whitney test.
Results : The effleurage massage method using lavender aromatherapy oil was more effective in reducing back pain and anxiety in dealing with labor compared to the control group (p<0.000)
Conclusion: Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that the effleurage massage method using lavender aromatherapy oil is feasible and its application is effective in reducing the scale of back pain and anxiety in dealingwith labor in pregnant women trimester III
Keywords: Effleurage Massage, lavender aromatherapy, back pain, anxiety