THE EFFECT OF A COMBINATION OF HYPNOBIRTHING AND BERGAMOT ESSENTIAL OIL ON REDUCING MOTHER'S ANXIETY IN THE FIRST STAGE OF LABOR
Abstract
The use of hypnobirthing and bergamot essential oil aromatherapy has been demonstrated to reduce maternal anxiety during labor. However, the efficacy of their combined use has not been established. The objective of this study is to determine the effect of a combination of hypnobirthing and bergamot essential oil on the reduction of maternal anxiety during the first stage of labor. The study employed a pre-experimental study with pretest-posttest one-group design. A consecutive sampling technique was used to select 27 mothers in the first stage of labor. The Anxiety Assessment Scale for Pregnant Women in Labor questionnaire was utilized to assess anxiety in participants before and after the intervention. The intervention involved the simultaneous administration of a combination of hypnobirthing and bergamot essential oil aromatherapy for 30 minutes. The results of the study demonstrated a statistically significant reduction in anxiety levels among the participants following the intervention. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test yielded a p-value of 0.000, indicating a notable decline in anxiety scores between the pre- and post-intervention periods. In conclusion, the combination of hypnobirthing and bergamot essential oil aromatherapy has been demonstrated to effectively reduce maternal anxiety during the first stage of labor.
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