PENGARUH EFFLEURAGE MASSAGE TERHADAP AFTER PAINS PADA IBU POSTPARTUM DI PMB MAMIK YULAIKAH BULULAWANG

Abstract

The postpartum period (puerperium) begins after the birth of the placenta and ends until the uterus returns to its pre-pregnancy state. Pain after childbirth (Afterpains) is caused by sequential uterine contractions and relaxation that occur continuously. This pain is more common in women with high parity and in breastfeeding women. Effleurage massage is a massage technique that is used to help speed up the recovery process by using the touch of the hand to create a relaxing effect. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of effleurage massage on afterpains. The research method uses the One Group Pretest-Posttest. The sample in this study were 15 multigravid postpartum mothers who met the inclusion criteria. The sampling technique uses Consecutive Sampling. The results showed that (33.3%) respondents experienced severe pain analyzed using Wilcoxson with a P-value sign of 0.001 <α (0.05), which means that there is an effect of effleurage massage on afterpains in post partum mothers. It was concluded that there was an effect of effleurage massage on breastfeeding afterpains in post partum mothers at PMB Mamik Yulaikah Bululawang. Suggestions for Post Partum mothers are expected to increase knowledge in an effort to reduce afterpains

Keywords: Afterpains, Effleurage Massage, Postpartum Mother