EFFECT OF RESPIRATORY RELAXATION TECHNIQUES ON PAIN INTENSITY IN THE FIRST STAGE OF LABOR AT MIDWIFER ANDRIANI'S INDEPENDENT PRACTICE

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Pain during labor is a physiological process. As many as 12% - 67% of women are worried about the pain they will experience during childbirth. One effort to reduce labor pain is with relaxation techniques. Deep breathing relaxation techniques are one way to reduce pain in mothers giving birth. This study aims to determine the effect of breathing relaxation techniques on the intensity of pain during the first stage of labor at the Independent Practice of Midwife Andriani. The method used in this research is pre-experimental design, namely one group pre-test post-test. Sample selection was carried out proportionally at random at Midwife Andriani's Independent Practice from January to June 2023. The total sample was 24 respondents. Pain intensity was measured using a numerical rating scale. Data analysis using the non-parametric statistical test Wilcoxon test. The results of the analysis obtained p-value = 0.000 (<α 0.05) which means that there is an influence of breathing relaxation techniques in reducing the intensity of pain in the first stage of labor. It is hoped that every birth attendant can apply comprehensive services during the first stage of labor by controlling labor pain through breathing relaxation techniques.