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Labor pain is a physiological condition that generally experienced by almost all maternal process.
Labor pain is a manifestation of the uterine muscle contractions. These contractions cause pain in the
waist, stomach area, and spread towards the thighs. These contractions cause the opening of the
cervix. This cervix opening causes the childbirth.
Labor pain management is very important. One of them, non-pharmacological technique, is counter
pressure. Counter pressure is done by massage using the heel of the hand or a small ball to massage
the lumbar area during contractions which can reduce the pain sensation and pain impuls
transmission to the brain. The aim of this research is to know the effectiveness of counter-pressure
technique to overcome labor pain.
This research used a quasi-experimental with one group pretest-posttest design using 30 respondents
that divided into 2 groups, 15 respondents conducting counter pressure technique and 15 respondents
as the control group.
The results showed that the majority of maternal pain before being given a counter pressure technique
as a severe pain are 6 respondents (54.5%) and respondents with once severe pain are 5 respondents
(45.5%). While the majority of maternal pain after being given a counter pressure technique as severe
pain are 7 respondents (73.6%) and respondents with moderate pain are 4 respondents (36.4%). It
means that there is a level difference of pain before and after giving the counter pressure technique
with -value was 0.000.
Keywords : Counter pressure technique, labor pain
PENDAHULUAN
Persalinan merupakan hal yang fisiologis
dimana terjadi rangkaian proses yang berakhir
dengan pengeluaran hasil konsepsi oleh ibu
(Varney, 2008). Proses persalinan sendiri terjadi
melalui empat tahap persalinan, yaitu kala I, kala
Mean
Min
Max
Sebelum
9,45
10
Sesudah
7,09
Frekuensi (f)
Persentase
(%)
Nyeri Berat
(7-9)
Nyeri Sangat
Berat (10)
54,5
54,5
Total
11
100
Tingkat Nyeri
Posttest
Frekuensi (f)
Persentase
(%)
Nyeri Sedang
(4-6)
Nyeri Berat
(7-9)
Total
36,4
73,6
11
100
Counter Pressure
Mean
-value
2,364
8,480
0,000
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