GIVING LAVENDER AROMATHERAPY CANDLES TO OVERCOME ANXIETY IN PRIMIGRAVIDA PREGNANT WOMEN IN TRIMESTER III AT THE KANIGORO HEALTH CENTER, BLITAR DISTRICT

Abstract

Pregnancy can be an emotional crisis for some women and if not handled properly can cause maternal and neonatal complications. This research method uses descriptive qualitative with the aim of seeing the level of anxiety or anxiety of pregnant women in the third trimester before and after being given lavender aromatherapy candles. The research instruments used are HARS scale measurements, structured interview sheets, SOP for the use of aromatherapy candles, and observation sheets. Research conducted on two research subjects at UPT Puskesmas Kanigoro Blitar Regency, the results of HARS scale measurements before being given lavender aromatherapy candles to overcome anxiety in primigravida pregnant women in trimester III are mild anxiety. The results of the HARS scale measurement show Mrs. A's score of 16 and Mrs. S's score of 15. In the measurement of the HARS anxiety scale, research subject one (Mrs. A) there was a change in the mother's anxiety scale before and after giving lavender aromatherapy candles, namely 16 to 7 with a difference of 9 numbers which were previously categorized as mild anxiety to no anxiety, while in research subject two (Mrs. S) the change in the mother's anxiety scale before and after giving lavender aromatherapy candles was 15 to 14 with a difference of 1 where both scores before and after the action were still categorized as mild anxiety. Differences in results after research can be caused by differences in many factors from each individual which can affect the process and results of research. Future research can use descriptive analysis research methods where research can be described through data and samples that have been taken with more thorough results.