Spearman's Rank table of 0.4 which indicated that there was an effect of back massage in reducing pain intensity during the active phase of the first stage of labor. It can be concluded that the intensity of labor pain could be reduced by applying back massage." />
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Effect of Back Massage on the Intensity of Labor Pain
Labor is the process of expulsion of the fetus the uterus through the
birth canal. Every woman labor must experience labor pain. Labor
pain is physiological because it is caused by uterine distension and
cervical dilation. Based on a preliminary study among 6 women in
labor, 100% of respondents experienced pain, 33.3% of respondents
responded to the pain by grinning and hissing, and were able to
follow orders provided by healthcare workers well. 50% of
respondents responded to pain by shouting, crying, and sometimes
were able to follow orders provided by healthcare workers.
Furthermore, 16.7% of respondents responded to pain by crying
hysterically, screaming and pulling nearby objects. This study aims
to analyze the effect of back massage in reducing pain intensity
during the active phase of the first stage labor. This was a preexperimental study with a pretest post-test one group design. Data
were collected using an observation sheet. Study samples were
primiparous and multiparous women in the active phase of the first
stage of labor (20) at Private Practice Midwife of Mrs. "I" Mancar
Peterongan Jombang. Samples were selected through accidental
sampling technique. Before the back massage was performed, most
of respondents experienced very severe pain (40%). After back
massage, most of respondents experienced moderate pain (50%).
Spearman's Rank correlation test obtained Spearman's Rank count of
(0.6)>Spearman's Rank table of 0.4 which indicated that there was an
effect of back massage in reducing pain intensity during the active
phase of the first stage of labor. It can be concluded that the intensity
of labor pain could be reduced by applying back massage.
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