Connection Parity With Anxiety Levels of Pregnant Women in the Third Trimester Facing Childbirth
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Pregnant women in TM III, Parity, Anxiety levelAbstract
Anxiety during pregnancy and childbirth can lead to birth complications such as uterine inertia, prolonged labor, and postpartum hemorrhage. Factors that can influence anxiety in pregnant women include age, education level, and parity. This study aims to determine the relationship between parity and maternal anxiety levels in dealing with childbirth in pregnant women in the third trimester at the Community Health Center. This study used observational analytical research with a cross-sectional approach . The independent variable namely parity and the dependent variable is anxiety. The population was 344 pregnant women in their third trimester who underwent antenatal care (ANC) at the Community Health Center in 2025, with a sample size of 77 respondents. The sampling technique used was The method used in this study was purposive sampling. Data analysis used Chi-Square . The results of this study prove the results of the analysis using the Chi-Square test. a significant value of 0.00 3 was obtained , because the significant value ( p-value ) obtained was 0.00 3 which is smaller than a = 0.05 (p < 0.05), the statistical results show that there is a relationship between parity with the level of maternal anxiety in facing childbirth in third trimester pregnant women at the Community Health Center. The conclusion that can be drawn from this study is that there is a relationship between parity and the level of maternal anxiety in facing childbirth in third trimester pregnant women at the East Amurang Community Health Center.
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