Ayunin Syahida, Nanda Mirani 634 DOI 10.33024, http://ejurnalmalahayati.ac.id/index.php/kebidanan ANALISIS RELAKSASI PERNAFASAN TERHADAP KECEMASAN PADA IBU HAMIL TRIMESTER III Ayunin Syahida 1* , Nanda Mirani 2 1,2 Prodi DIII Kebidanan STIKes Bustanul Ulum Langsa *Koresponden Email: ayunin.syahida@gmail.com ABSTRACT ANALYSIS BREATHING RELAXATION ON ANXIETY IN PREGNANT WOMEN IN TRIMESTER III Background: During pregnancy, mothers experience physical and psychological changes that occur due to hormonal changes. The process of adjusting to new conditions experienced by pregnant women can then cause anxiety. To overcome anxiety during pregnancy, non-pharmacological options. Interventions that are often used and proven effective to reduce anxiety are breathing relaxation techniques. Pregnant women who experience anxiety, the possibility of the baby being born can be premature, underweight, or swollen due to excess sodium (pre-eclampsia). Some pregnant women in the third trimester who made a pregnancy visit expressed anxiety about the conditions experienced during this pregnancy and also worried about facing childbirth in the future. Purpose: This study aims to determine the analysis Breathing Relaxation on Anxiety in Pregnant Women in Trimester III. Methods: The designs used in this study were quasi-experimental designs (quasi-experimental) with a one group pre-test and post-test design approach. The number of research samples was 15 third trimester pregnant women. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling technique. The research instrument used in this study was a questionnaire consisting of the demographic identity of the respondents, respiratory relaxation SOPs and about anxiety using the PASS (Perinatal Anxiety Screening Scale) scale. Data analysis was carried out univariate and bivariate using the Paired T-Test. Results: The results showed that the level of anxiety was known to have a p value (sig) (0.000) < 0.05, which means that there is an effect of breathing relaxation on anxiety in trimester III pregnant women. Conclusion: There is an effect of breathing relaxation on anxiety in trimester III pregnant women. It is hoped that health workers will increase counseling about pregnancy, especially about problems that can occur during pregnancy so that mothers can be more relaxed in dealing with pregnancy and childbirth. Suggestion It is expected that health workers will provide counseling to mothers who will give birth about breathing relaxation methods, to anticipate anxiety and fear in mothers and provide information about preparation for childbirth, both physically and psychologically calm or relaxed so that childbirth can run safely and smoothly. Keywords: Breathing Relaxation, Anxiety, Pregnant ABSTRAK Latar Belakang: Selama kehamilan ibu mengalami perubahan fisik dan psikis yang terjadi akibat perubahan hormon. Proses penyesuaian diri terhadap keadaan baru yang dialami ibu hamil ini kemudian dapat menimbulkan kecemasan. Untuk mengatasi kecemasan pada saat hamil, pilihan non farmakologis. Intervensi yang sering di gunakan dan terbukti efektif untuk mengurangi kecemasan adalah teknik relaksasi pernafasan. Ibu hamil yang mengalami kecemasan, kemungkinan bayi yang dilahirkan bisa prematur, berat badan kurang, atau bengkak-bengkak karena kelebihan natrium (pre eklampsi). Beberapa ibu hamil pada trimester III yang melakukan kunjungan kehamilan menyatakan cemas dengan kondisi yang dialami saat kehamilan ini dan juga cemas akan menghadapi persalinan kedepannya. Tujuan: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis Relaksasi Pernafasan Terhadap Kecemasan Pada Ibu Hamil Trimester III. Metode: Desain yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah quasi eksperiment designs (eksperimen semu) dengan pendekatan one group pre test and post test design. Jumlah sampel penelitian sebanyak 15 ibu hamil trimester III. Teknik sampling yang digunakan teknik purposive sampling. Instrument penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah kuesioner yang terdiri dari indentitas demografi responden, SOP relaksasi pernafasan dan tentang kecemasan menggunakan skala PASS (Perinatal Anxiety Screening Scale). Analisis data dilakukan secara univariat dan bivariat menggunakan uji Paired T-Test.