THE INFLUENCE OF EDUCATION ON THE CHOICE OF TYPES OF COMPLEMENTARY THERAPY IN PREGNANT WOMEN IN BONE REGENCY

Abstract

Backgrounds : Pregnancy is physiological, although in the process the mother will experience physical and psychological changes that can cause discomfort and potentially lead to pathological pregnancy. Midwifery care is currently experiencing a shift in the paradigm of back to nature treatment or non-pharmacological treatment as an alternative treatment so that it can minimize the consumption of chemical drugs which have side effects for the mother and fetus. Complementary medicine is still not very familiar, so midwives need to provide health education to mothers regarding complementary care so that mothers understand and choose the right type of complementary therapy to overcome the problems experienced by mothers during pregnancy. Objectives: The aim of this research is to analyze the influence of education on the choice of type of complementary therapy for pregnant women. Method: used is quantitative with a quasi-experimental design. The sample consisted of 34 pregnant women who matched the research characteristics. Results: of the Wilcoxon test analysis p-value 0.000 means that there is an influence of providing education on increasing pregnant women's knowledge and selecting the type of complementary therapy. Conclusion of this research is that health education has an effect on pregnant women in providing additional knowledge to pregnant women so that they are able to maintain and ensure the health of themselves and their fetuses.