Positive Correlation of Family Support and Level of Anxiety in Facing Labor

Abstract

Efforts to reduce the anxiety of pregnant women include family support because it can provide peace, tranquility, and comfort in undergoing each period of pregnancy in mothers from the first, second and third trimesters. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between family support and the level of anxiety of pregnant women in the third trimester. This study uses quantitative methods using a cross sectional study design. The population in this study pregnant women in the third trimester. The sampling technique used is purposive sampling with the number of samples in this study, namely 30 respondents. The data collection technique used is a questionnaire. The results showed that most of the 22 respondents (73.3%) who received family support did not experience anxiety, while from 8 respondents they did not receive family support, namely 7 respondents (23.3%) experienced mild anxiety and 1 respondent (3.3%) experiencing severe anxiety. The results of the Chi Square test showed a p value (0.000 < 0.05), it can be concluded that there is a relationship between family support and anxiety levels in facing childbirth in third trimester pregnant women at Ernita Midwife Independent Practice.