Effectiveness of Frequency of Pregnancy Exercise on the Anxiety Levels of Pregnant Women in the Second and Third Trimesters

Abstract

Background Based on the results of initial observations made by the author on pregnant women who underwent pregnancy checks at the Cinangka Community Health Center, there were 8 out of 20 pregnant women who had done pregnancy exercises, feeling that their physical and mental condition was more relaxed compared to not doing pregnancy exercises. The aim of this research is to determine the effectiveness of the frequency of pregnancy exercise on the anxiety levels of pregnant women in the second and third trimesters at the Cinangka Health Center UPT, Serang Regency in 2022.

   

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Purpose of Writing: The method in this research uses Quasy Experiment with a pre and post test research design. The sample in this study was all pregnant women in the second and third trimesters who had their pregnancies checked at the Cinangka Community Health Center during the ultrasound schedule on June 29 2022, namely 15 people using a purposive sampling technique. Data analysis used the Paired samples T-Test..Research Results: Of the 81 respondents, none had an underweight BMI. And . The research results showed that the average anxiety level of pregnant women in the second and third trimesters before pregnancy exercise was 1.8 and after pregnancy exercise was 1.2. There is an influence of pregnancy exercise on the anxiety level of pregnant women as seen from the post-test sig value of 1.01 > 0.05.

Suggestion So it is hoped that this research will be able to provide information and education in reducing the anxiety level of pregnant women by using the pregnancy exercise method.