PREGNANT EXERCISE AND PHYSICAL COMPLAINTS OF PREGNANT WOMEN THIRD TRIMESTER

Abstract

Changes during pregnancy can cause discomfort, especially in the second and third trimesters, such as insomnia, frequent urination, pressure and discomfort in the perineum, back pain, constipation, varicose veins, fatigue, Braxton Hicks contractions, edema (Marfuah, 2023). Pregnant women need a fresh and fit body carry out their routine. As for such body conditions, it can be pursued by exercising in accordance with pregnant women, namely pregnancy exercise. Pregnancy exercise plays a role in strengthening contractions and maintaining the flexibility of the abdominal wall muscles, ligaments, pelvic floor muscles and others that withstand additional pressure and are associated with childbirth (Suryani, 2018). This Study aimed to determine the effectiveness of pregnancy exercise interventions to reduce physical complaints felt by third trimester pregnant women. This study used a quantitative research approach with a quasi-experimental design type of research. The research plan uses 2 different groups where each group is given a different treatment. The population in this study were third trimester pregnant women who experienced physical complaints consisting of back pain, leg cramps, edema and shortness of breath, with a total sample of 30 respondents who were taken using a purposive sampling technique. Research result in The research plan uses 2 different groups where each group is given a different treatment. The population in this study were third trimester pregnant women who experienced physical complaints consisting of back pain, leg cramps, edema and shortness of breath, with a total sample of 30 respondents who were taken using a purposive sampling technique. Research result The research plan uses 2 different groups where each group is given a different treatment. The population in this study were third trimester pregnant women who experienced physical complaints consisting of back pain, leg cramps, edema and shortness of breath, with a total sample of 30 respondents who were taken using a purposive sampling technique. Research result there is differences in the physical complaints of third-trimester pregnant women in the control group and the intervention group with a p-value of 0.049, where physical complaints in pregnant women with the intervention were lower than in the control group (without intervention). Suggestions to health workers, especially midwives, can be intense assistance to pregnant women to regularly carry out pregnancy exercises so as to reduce the physical complaints felt by pregnant women.