The effectiveness of the application of self-hypnosis and prenatal gentle yoga on emesis gravidarum in the first-trimester pregnant women

Abstract

Background: Emesis gravidarum is an inconvenience that often occurs in the first trimester of pregnancy. Continuous emission of gravidarum can be bad for the health of pregnant women and the fetus is conceived, so it must be overcome as early as possible, one of which can use non-pharmacological therapy, namely applying self-hypnosis and prenatal gentle yoga to reduce emissions of gravidarum can make pregnant women relax. This study aimed to analyze the application of self-hypnosis with Prenatal Gentle Yoga on emissions of gravidarum in first-trimester pregnant women. Methods: The design of this study used a Quasi experimental design with a Two group pretest-posttest design without control using purposive sampling. This research was conducted on first-trimester pregnant women who experienced the emission of gravidarum in the PMB Nanik Sidoarjo of ​​32 pregnant women in the first trimester. The self-hypnosis was carried out every day for approximately 15-30 minutes for 1 week, while prenatal yoga was carried out 3 times a week for 30 minutes. Data collection on the intensity of nausea and vomiting used the Pregnancy Unique Quantification of Emesis and Nausea (PUQE)-24 scoring system questionnaire. Data analysis used an independent T-Test test. Results: The results of the analysis of this study indicate that the mean difference in the Self Hypnosis treatment group is greater (1.77) than in the Prenatal Gentle Yoga group (1.25), which means that Self Hypnosis is more effective in reducing the intensity of nausea and vomiting in emesis gravidarum versus Prenatal Gentle Yoga. Conclusion: Therapy Self Hypnosis and Prenatal Gentle Yoga can reduce the emission level of gravidarum in first-trimester pregnant women so that it can be used as an alternative therapy that is easy to apply and has minimal side effects by pregnant women who experience gravidarum emissions.