THE EFFECT OF FOOT MASSAGE ON THE DEGREE OF EDEMA ON THE MOTHERIII TRIMESTER PREGNANCY IN INDEPENDENT MIDWIFERY PRACTICE KASIH IBU IN 2026

Abstract

Based on WHO data in 2017, it was found that the incidence of edema was around 75%. In pregnant women, swelling commonly occurs in the second trimester and third trimester. From the data above, swelling complaints rank second with 75% of cases. Edema in pregnant women can be dangerous or not. This research was conducted at the Sriulina Ginting Independent Midwife Practice. The aim of this research is to determine the effect of giving foot massage on the degree of edema in third trimester pregnant women at the Kasih Ibu Independent Midwife Practice in 2026. The design type of this research is Quasi Experimental with the design used being a One Group Pretest-Posttest Design. The population of this study was 30 third trimester pregnant women with sample size drawn using the Slovin formula and sampling using simple random sampling technique. Data analysis used the paired sample T test. The results of the research show the effect of foot massage on the degree of edema in pregnant women in the third trimester at the Helen Clinic in 2021. It can be concluded that the results of the brivariate test obtained a p-value = 0.000 or p <0.05, which means that Ho failed to be accepted and Ha was accepted, so there is The effect of giving foot massage on the degree of edema in third trimester pregnant women. The suggestion from this research is that pregnant women and their families can apply foot massage therapy to reduce edema in third trimester pregnant women.