1Public Health Studies Program, College of Mandala Waluya Kendari Health Science, Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi Province, Indonesia
Online published on 2 July, 2018.
Back massage method is an emphasis on sacrum that can reduce the pain and tension of the sacroliacus joints from the posterior position of the fetus. In the normal exile in the city hospital kendari there is an increase each year where the results of previous interviews there are 5 people and 4 of them say the pain from stage I ahead of the second stage is growing. The purpose of this study was to determine whether there is an effect on the intensity of the mother inpartu active phase pain in Kendari Hospital Maternity Hospital.
The type of research used is quasi experimental design: one group pre test and post test design. Population in this research is part of Primigravida mother and Multigravida in Kendari Hospital Maternity Room as many as 55 people. The sample of 16 respondents with sampling technique is Purposive Sampling.
The result of statistical test is t value Hit 9, 879> t-table 3, 6 and p-value 0, 000 <α 0, 05 then there is influence to back massage method to intensity of mother pain inpartu active phase. It is known that based on result of t-paired test p value = 0, 000, where the value is (p <0, 05), Ho is rejected and Ha accepted, it means there is difference of mean between value before giving back massage method and after giving back massage method.
Suggestion for mother inpartu and family in order to do back massage method in order to reduce the intensity of pain at the time of delivery.
Back Massage, Intensity of pain inpartu Kala I
