Analysis of the Use of Herbal Therapy to Reduce Labor Pain (Literature Review)

Abdurahman Abdurahman; Alchalidi Alchalidi; Lina Lina; Nora Nora; Cut Mutia

doi:10.3889/oamjms.2022.9651

Authors

Abdurahman Abdurahman Department of Nursing
Alchalidi Alchalidi Department of Midwifery
Lina Lina Department of Nursing, Polytechnic of Health, Ministry of Langsa, Aceh, Indonesia
Nora Nora Department of Midwifery, Polytechnic of Langsa, Ministry of Health, Aceh, Indonesia
Cut Mutia Department of Midwifery, Polytechnic of Langsa, Ministry of Health, Aceh, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2022.9651

Keywords:

Herbal therapy, Reduce labor, Labor pain

Abstract

Background:. labor pain can stress the mother and cause pain impulses to multiply and potentially weaken uterine muscle contractions. Pain can cause distress to the baby. One way to reduce pain is by giving herbal therapy or aromatherapy. Aromatherapy is one of the non-pharmacological methods to reduce labor pain. Aromatherapy often used to reduce labor pain is Lavender, Rose, Jasmine, Citrus Aurantium.

AIM: This study aims to determine the use of herbal therapy to reduce labor pain.The purpose of this study is to analyze the challenges in implementing health education in elementary schools in Banda Aceh

Methods: the design in this study was a literature review article. Search for articles using relevant ones obtained from data based on Pubmed, Proquest, Ebsco, ScienceDirect, and Google Scholar in the past ten years (2011–2021) received 121 articles.

Results: The study results show several challenges in implementing health education. Lack of understanding about School Health Services, School Health Services is not considered a strategic program, Low attention from policymakers, School Health Services Program has not been understood as part of the national target, Implementation of UKS program in schools is only a formality, Implementation and development School Health Services program is not evenly distributed. Barriers to the Implementation of School Health Services in Elementary School are the lack of optimal inter-sectoral cooperation, lack of trained personnel, high workload, and the impact of conflicting health issues, causing various School Health Services activities to be hampered in their Implementation

CONCLUSION: Utilization of herbal therapies such as Lavender, Mawar, Jasmine, Citrus, Aurantium has been proven to reduce labor pain which can be used in various methods such as inhalation, bath, massage, and foot soak. The easy use of aromatherapy can be an alternative to reduce labor pain.

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