The impact of relaxation in prenatal yoga against the anxiety level in pregnant women

Nendhi Wahyunia Utami, Nendhi Wahyunia Utami and Dewi Zolekhah, Dewi Zolekhah (2021) The impact of relaxation in prenatal yoga against the anxiety level in pregnant women. Jurnal Ners & Kebidanan Indonesia (Indonesian Journal of Nursing & Midwifery, 9 (2). pp. 82-87. ISSN 2503-1856 (In Press)

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Abstract

Background: The anxiety and stress level impact the outcome of labor such as premature
baby, LBW, infant abnormality, and infection. Prenatal Yoga is one of the complementary
therapies given to pregnant women so that able to give well-being and serenity to the
pregnant women and able to decrease the anxiety level at the time of labor.
Objectives: To understand the impact of relaxation in prenatal yoga against the anxiety
level in pregnant women. Methods: This research is conducted with quasi-experimental pre-and post-test method
with cross sectional approach. The sample is 3rd trimester pregnant women as amount as
16 respondents each group with purposive sampling technique. The treatment is given
Yoga Breathing intervention and control according to the standard of care, both groups’
anxiety levels are measured before and after the intervention using HARS. Student t test
is used to determine whether there is a difference between the treatment group and the
control group in the results of anxiety measuring. Analysis of variance is used to compare
between 2 groups, whether there is an effect of anxiety on the Chi Square test intervention
to determine whether there is a difference in the 2 treatment and control groups.
Results: The results of the analysis using the chi-square showed that p <0.001 RR Score
= 5.64 at 95% CI 1.99-15.93, which means that prenatal yoga treatment has a significant
effect on decreasing the anxiety in pregnant women (p <0.05). Based on the bivariate
analysis, it shows that prenatal yoga classes have a significant effect on reducing anxiety
in pregnant women by 5.64 times compared to conventional methods.
Conclusion: the level of anxiety of pregnant women in facing the first labor by following
relaxation in pregnatal yoga before and after treatment is moderate, decreases to mild.
KEYWORD : relaxation; prenatal yoga; anxiety; labor

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: relaxation; prenatal yoga; anxiety; labor
Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
R Medicine > RT Nursing
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences > School of Medicine
Depositing User: Mrs Ni Made Yunia Dwi Savitri
Date Deposited: 02 Jun 2022 01:38
Last Modified: 02 Jun 2022 01:38
URI: http://eprints.triatmamulya.ac.id/id/eprint/1092

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