The Effect of Lavender Aromatherapy in Reducing Emesis Gravidarum (First Trimester)

Pregnancy is an event that occurs in a woman. Some uncomfortable things will come along with the physiological changes during pregnancy such as nausea, vomiting, and frequent urination. The most nausea vomiting (emesis gravidarum). Nausea gravidarum) are common symptoms often occur first trimester of pregnancy. One treatment to reduce non-pharmacological therapy giving lavender aromatherapy. purpose this study was determine effect aromatherapy reducing emesis gravidarum Telaga Dewa Public Health Center, Bengkulu City 2021. type research used pre-experiment Group Pre-Test Post-Test design. sampling technique using purposive total sample size 38 respondents data collection PUQE-24 checklist sheet. analysis method uses Wilcoxon Chi-Square test. results Wilxocon test showed there (p-value = 0.000). only one external variable had relationship incidence pregnant women, namely parity obtained 0.010). It expected women can apply alternative overcome women.