The effect of endorphine massage on the progress of labor of women in labor during the active phase at the health center in the south Jakarta area

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Authors: Fenti Hasnani, Dewi Ratna Wulansari
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Abstract

The causes of death of pregnant women in DKI Jakarta province are premature rupture of membranes (7.03%), prolonged partus (4.94%), bleeding (3.05%), and by other causes (6.08In laboring mothers with anxiety will stimulate the endocrine system, hypothalamus, pituitary, and adrenal to secrete the hormone cortisol, thus inhibiting the work of the hormone oxytocin which functions in increasing contractions, one of the efforts to increase uterine contractions (his) in laboring mothers is done endorphine massage.:This research method is a quasi-experiment with 2 groups, namely the control group and the experimental group, aiming to analyze the effect of endorphine massage on the progress of labor of laboring women in active phase I before and after being given endorphine massage.This study used research instruments in the form of partographs and observation sheets.The research sample amounted to 44 respondents with 22 respondents in each group, which was determined by purposive sampling.This research was conducted at the Mampang Prapatan District Health Center and Pesanggrahan District Health Center from February 2023 to April 2024.The results showed the effect of endorphine massage on labor progress with a p-value of 0.000 (p

Fields of Study & Subjects

Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Breastfeeding Practices and Influences Pregnancy-related medical research

Publication details

Journal / source
Perinatal Journal
Volume
34
Issue
1
Publication date
1 January 2026