Implementasi video interaktif “susi” (suami siaga) dalam meningkatkan kesiapan suami sebagai birth companion

Background: Anxiety is a common psychological response experienced by pregnant women approaching childbirth. This condition requires optimal social support, especially from the husband as the primary companion during pregnancy and labor. Husbandly support reflects attention, concern, and responsibility for the wife's health and well-being. Purpose: To analyze the implementation of the “susi” interactive (standby husband) video in improving husbands' readiness as birth companions. Method: A quasi-experimental study using a one-group pretest–posttest design. A sample of 30 participants, husbands of pregnant women in their third trimester, was selected using a purposive sampling technique. The intervention consisted of a screening of the “susi interactive video (standby husband). Data were analyzed using SPSS 25 with the McNemar test. Results: The study showed a significant difference between husbands' readiness before and after the video intervention (p-value 0.000 =