Effleurage Massage by Husband on the Level of Pain in Maternal When the 1 Phase is Active

Abstract

Physiological events at the time of delivery can sometimes traumatize the mother because of the pain she experiences. According to a preliminary survey of 9 mothers giving birth during the first active phase, there was one mother who gave birth without pain, two mothers who gave birth experienced moderate pain, and six mothers who experienced very severe pain, so the pain of labour in the first stage of the active phase was still high. This study aimed to determine the effect of effleurage massage by husbands on the level of maternal pain during the first active phase at the Sifra Langowan Maternity Clinic, Minahasa Regency, in 2021. This study is an inferential study with a pre-experimental design. This study's population consisted of women during the first active phase of labor, with 16 respondents selected using the approach of purposive sampling. Using observation sheets to collect data, which is subsequently evaluated using the Wilcoxon test. According to the results of the study, the majority (56.25 percent) of participants suffered severe pain before the effleurage massage, but almost half (37.50 percent) experienced mild discomfort after the massage. The examination of the data revealed that the p-value was less than 0.05, thus Ho was rejected and H1 was approved, indicating that effleurage massage by the husband has an influence on the level of maternal pain during the first stage of the active phase. This approach is effective, has no side effects, and can lessen contraction-related labor discomfort for mothers in active phase 1 of labor. It is thought that effleurage massage can alleviate labor discomfort during the initial portion of the active phase.