The Influence of Deep Breathing Toward High Anxiety Mothers with Pre-eclampsia

Abstract

Cognition and anxiety influence pregnant women with pre-eclampsia risk. Anxiety on pregnant mothers must receive immediate care because anxiety can influence the emotional condition and blood pressure of the mother. One of them is a non-pharmacological procedure by providing deep breathing exercises to relieve anxiety. This research deep breathing on the anxiety levels of mothers with pre-eclampsia risk. This research applied one group pretest-posttest design. The samples were 60 respondents taken with purposive sampling. The researcher collected the data with the questionnaires of HARS. The applied statistical test was the Wilcoxon test. The results showed most respondents were aged between 20 and 35 years old 78.3%. Most respondents had SHS educational background 43.3% and worked as entrepreneurs 51.7%. They were in the third trimester 45.0% and had primigravida parity 58.3%. The obtained p-value was 0.000, indicating the deep breathing to relieve the anxiety of pregnant women suffering from pre-eclampsia risk. The researcher suggests future researchers pay attention to the room, rotating tool, and respondent size.