Effectiveness Of Giving Soy Milk To The Duration Of First Stage Of Labor

Abstract

Soy  milk  contains  phytoestrogens  which is  the  class  of  isoflavones  which  have  estrogen-like  activity. Phytoestrogens  have  estrogenic  activity  which  ultimately  increases  uterine sensitivity. This  study  was  to  analyze  the effectiveness of giving soy milk to the duration of first stage of labor.The results showed that respondents in the treatment group  had a  duration  of  fast  delivery  by  9  people  (90%)  in  the  normal  category,  namely  1 respondent  (10%),  the  majority  of  the  control  group  respondents  in the fast  category  were  1 respondent  (10%),  the  normal  category were 3  respondents  (30%)  and  the  slow  category were  6  respondents  (60%). The  Result  of analyzing by Mann-Whitney  test  was  found  that there  was an effect of soy milk giving on the duration of labor (Sig. (2-tailed) of 0,000 <0.05 (α value), so Ho was rejected. Pregnant  women  can  consume  soy  milk  to  increase maternal power in labor to advance the duration of labor