Ffect Peppermint Aromatherapy Inhalation Reducing Nausea And Vomiting In First Trimester Of Pregnancy

Abstract

The Nausea and vomiting in pregnant women in the first trimester was physiologically due to an increase in the Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin (HCG) hormone which affects the digestive system, causing complaints of nausea and vomiting. One of them was handling nausea and vomiting by administering peppermint aromatherapy inhalation. Peppermint had a sharp menthol aroma, a distinctive cold refreshing smell, and the smell of menthol which had properties against contractions by inhibiting muscle contact caused by serotonin hormone so that it could successfully overcome nausea and vomiting in pregnant women. This study aims to determine the differences in nausea and vomiting before and after administration of peppermint aromatherapy inhalation dose, 0,1-0,2 ml for 1-10 minutes to pregnant women in their first This type of research was quasi-experimental, one-group pre-and post-test design. The number of samples was 48 respondents intervention and treatments, with the sampling method "purposive sampling" type of non-probability sampling. The data collection tool was a Pregnancy Unique Quantification of Emesis and Nausea (PUQE) questionnaire. Data analysis techniques used univariate and bivariate analysis. The results of data analysis used the Wilcoxon test and obtained a p-value of 0. 000 p 0. 05. This means that there were differences in nausea and vomiting before and after giving peppermint aromatherapy inhalation to pregnant women in their first trimester. It is expected that pregnant women use peppermint aromatherapy inhalation to treat nausea and vomiting because it does not have a toxic effect on the health of the mother and fetus.

Keywords

• nausea vomiting
• first trimester pregnant women
• peppermint aromatherapy