PENYULUHAN TENTANG PENANGANAN UDEM PADA KAKI DAN KECEMASAN PADA IBU HAMIL TRIMESTER III DI PUSKESMAS AIR DINGIN PADANG

Abstract

The risk of pregnancy is quite anxious for pregnant women, although it is known that physical and psychological changes will occur in the pregnancy process. These physical changes are in the form of increased hormones which can also affect a person's mood, back pain, leg cramps or tingling, and swollen feet that often occur at night and interfere with the quality of sleep of pregnant women. The purpose of this activity is to provide knowledge to pregnant women about edema and anxiety in the 3rd trimester and complementary therapies that can be done. This activity is carried out by the method of lectures, discussions and demonstrations. This activity was held on October 10, 2019 and was attended by 22 pregnant women. The results obtained were an increase in the knowledge, understanding, and ability of participants in understanding the material presented in this service activity. It was found that 80% of the audience present were able to mention the meaning of foot edema and anxiety, 75% of the audience present were able to mention and demonstrate how to soak feet in warm water. Health education can be carried out by health workers to increase the knowledge of pregnant women about edema and anxiety and its handling.