Midwifery Care for Pregnant Women In The First Trimester With Emesis Gravidarum through Empowerment with boiled Ginger and Honey at the Plered Community Health Center

Abstract

Pregnancy in the first trimester often causes discomfort such as nausea and vomiting or Emesis Gravidarum, which can cause nutritional disorders, dehydration, weight loss, and electrolyte imbalances that can affect the well-being of the mother and fetus. Conventional maternal health services provide counseling and pregnancy classes, but many mothers still experience unresolved complaints. Therefore, an alternative approach utilizing local plants such as ginger and honey is applied as a holistic midwifery care intervention. This study used an observational approach with pre-tests and post-tests. Data were collected through interviews, nausea and vomiting frequency questionnaires, and physical examinations. The intervention consisted of making ginger and honey drinks to be consumed twice a day in the morning and at night for one week, with mothers filling out a monitoring sheet each time they consumed the drink.The results showed a decrease in the frequency of nausea and vomiting. The frequency of nausea, which was previously 3-4 times, decreased to 1-2 times on the seventh day, and the frequency of vomiting decreased from 1-2 times to never on the seventh day. In addition, there was also an improvement in the quality of sleep for mothers. In conclusion, ginger and honey decoction can be an alternative for reducing nausea and vomiting in mothers with Emesis Gravidarum and can be an innovation to increase public knowledge about the benefits of local plants that can be used by many people and empower women.