Role of Health Workers Related to Anxiety Level of Third Trimester Pregnant Women in Face the Birth Process in Maternity Room Anutapura Palu General Hospital

Abstract

Pregnancy is a dramatic episode of the condition of the biologicals, psychological changes and adaptations of a woman who never experienced it. Since during pregnancy, the mother has been experiencing anxiety. Anxiety increased towards birth, especially in the third trimester. The purpose of this study was to determine the role of health workers related to anxiety levels of third trimester pregnant women in face the birth process in maternity room Anutapura Palu General Hospital. The type of study was analytic survey used cross sectional approach. Sample total was 35 respondents with the sampling technique used purposive sampling method. The analysis in this study were univariate and bivariate. The results showed that with the good role of health workers, more respondents were at the mild anxiety level. Otherwise with the not good role of health workers, more respondents were at the moderate and severe anxiety levels. This study showed there was a relationship between the role of health workers with anxiety levels in the third trimester pregnant women (p = 0.016, p = 0.023, p = 0.003, p = 0.005, p = 0.009). The role of health workers to the anxiety levels of third trimester pregnant women in the face of the birth process was essential to reduce the anxiety of the pregnant women.