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The Correlation of the Level of Anxiety of Nulliparous Women to the Length of First Stage of Spontaneous Labor at Private Maternity Clinics in the Working Area of Delitua Puskesmas, Deli Serdang District in 2013

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  • Namora Lumongga Lubis

    (Public Health Faculty Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia)

  • Megawati Sinambela

    (Institute of Health Science Deli Husada, Deli Serdang)

Abstract

Abnormal length of first stage of labor in nulliparous women (first pregnancy) can be related by severe anxiety during labor. Based on the preliminary survey in several private maternity clinics at the working area of Delitua Puskesmas, Deli Serdang District, it was found that there was a prolonged first stage of labor (27.65%) in nulliparous women. The purpose of this study was to analyze the influence of anxiety level to the lenght of first stage of labor. The type of this study was an analytic survey with explanatory research type. The samples comprised 40 childbearing women in private maternity clinics of Kasih Ibu,Kurnia,Tanjung,Wanda,and Mayana which were located in the working area of Delitua Puskesmas , Deli Serdang District,using accidental sampling technique. The data were gathered by using questionnaires and analyzed in univariet analysis by using frequency distribution form, and bivariate analysis using Chi Square test. The result of this study showed that the level of anxiety (p = 0.001) significantly related the lenght of first stage of labor in which mothers who had severe anxiety. It is recomended that health providers should provide standardized services to childbearing women, especially to nulliparous women, so that their level of anxiety can be decreased facing the first stage of labor process. It is also recommended that the husbands should support their wives by positive behaviors so they will not think about bad things on their babies and on themselves.

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  • Namora Lumongga Lubis & Megawati Sinambela, 2019. "The Correlation of the Level of Anxiety of Nulliparous Women to the Length of First Stage of Spontaneous Labor at Private Maternity Clinics in the Working Area of Delitua Puskesmas, Deli Serdang Distr," Journal of International Business Research and Marketing, Inovatus Services Ltd., vol. 4(3), pages 40-42, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:mgs:jibrme:v:4:y:2019:i:3:p:40-42
    DOI: 10.18775/jibrm.1849-8558.2015.43.3004
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    Keywords

    Level of anxiety; Nulliparous women; Length of first stage of labor;
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    JEL classification:

    • M00 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - General - - - General

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