Dukungan Suami Terhadap Psikologis Ibu Hamil Trimester III

Abstract

Background: A woman during pregnancy will experience changes both physically and psychologically. At
present the government's attention to pregnant women is still focused on physical health problems and lack
of attention to mental health, even though in some countries as many as 1 in 5 women have mental health
problems during pregnancy and in the first year after birth. More than 75% of women are not diagnosed, do
not get adequate treatment and support so that it has important consequences for mothers, babies, families
and society in general.
Objective: To determine the partner support for the psychology of third trimester pregnant women.
Research Methods: Type of research uses a qualitative descriptive method with a naturalistic approach.
The population in the study were 20 married couples who were pregnant in the third trimester, while a
sample of 6 couples were pregnant women. The sampling technique was purposive sampling and the
sampling method of this study was snowballing sampling.
Research Results: The partner support is to pay attention to the nutrition of pregnant women, provide
motivation, support, doing homework together, ensure a good pregnancy check-up, deliver health checks,
ask questions about the wife's pregnancy health, paying attention and maintaining the health of the mother
and fetus.
Conclusion: Based on the results of the study it can be concluded that the support and participation of the
husband in pregnancy consists of informational support, assessment support, instrumental support, and
emotional support.
Keywords: Partner support, Psychology, Pregnant Women.