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Berdasarkan data World Health Organization (WHO 2013) menyatakan bahwa beberapa negara berkembang di dunia beresiko tinggi terjadinya gangguan kecemasan pada ibu bersalin (19,8%). Di Indonesia 28,7% ibu bersalin mengalami kecemasan. Salah satu terapi nonfarmakologi yang digunakan untuk menurunkan kecemasan yaitu dengan pemberian aromaterapi. Tujuan: penelitian untuk mengetahui pengaruh aromaterapi serai terhadap penurunan kecemasan ibubersalin kala I di praktik mandiri bidan. Metode penelitian ini adalah quasi eksperimental dengan one group pretest posttest design. Penelitian dilakukan di praktik mandiri bidan. Populasi penelitian seluruh ibu yang bersalin di praktik mandiri bidan didapatkan sampel sebanyak 16 orang secara purposive sampling. Data dikumpulkan menggunakan kuisioner Hamilton Rating Scale For Axiety (HARS). Analisis data terdiri dari univariat dan bivariat menggunakan komputerisasi dengan uji Paired T-Test dan Shapiro-wilk. Hasil penelitian didapatkan rerata skor kecemasan masing-masing kelompok sebelum diberikan 23,31. Setelah diberikan intervensi rerata skor kecemasan menurun menjadi 18,56. Dari analisis bivariat diperoleh nilai p=0,000 berarti ada perbedaan yang sigifikan penurunan kecemasan ibu bersalin kala I. Kesimpulan terdapat pengaruh aromaterapi serai terhadap penurunan kecemasan ibu bersalin kala I. Saran penelitian agar hasil penelitian penggunaan aromaterapi serai dapat diaplikasikan oleh bidan di kecamatan depati tujuh kabupaten kerinci dalam mengatasi kecemasan pada persalinan kala I.

Based on data from the World Health Organization (WHO, 2013), several developing countries are at high risk of experiencing anxiety disorders among postpartum mothers (19.8%). In Indonesia, 28.7% of postpartum mothers experience anxiety. One of the non-pharmacological therapies used to reduce anxiety is aromatherapy. The objective of this study is to determine the effect of lemongrass aromatherapy on reducing anxiety in first-stage postpartum mothers in independent midwifery practices. The research method employed is quasi experimental with a one-group pretest-posttest design. The study was conducted in independent midwifery practices. The population comprised all postpartum mothers in independent midwifery practices, with a sample size of 16 individuals selected through purposive sampling. Data were collected using the Hamilton Rating Scale for Anxiety (HARS) questionnaire. Data analysis consisted of univariate and bivariate analyses using computerized Paired T-Test and Shapiro Wilk tests. The research results revealed an average anxiety score for each group before intervention of 23.31. After intervention, the average anxiety score decreased to 18.56. Bivariate analysis yielded a p-value of 0.000, indicating a significant difference in the reduction of anxiety in first-stage postpartum mothers. In conclusion, lemongrass aromatherapy has an effect on reducing anxiety in first-stage postpartum mothers. It is recommended that the findings of this study on the use of lemongrass aromatherapy be applied by midwives in the DepatiTujuh district of Kerinci regency to address anxiety during first-stage labor.