Efektivitas Pemberian Aromaterapi Lemon Dengan Aromaterapi Peppermint Dalam Mengurangi Emesis Gravidarum

Abstract

Background: During pregnancy, mother experienced some discomfort. One of them that
occurred in early pregnancy was the appearance of nausea symptoms and vomiting (emesis
gravidarum). If they were not treated immediately, it can cause hyperemesis gravidarum. The
management of nausea and vomiting can be done with complementary therapy, namely by
using aromatherapy. In this study, two types of aroma therapy were used, they were lemon and
peppermint aromatherapy. Objective: To determine the difference in the effectiveness of giving
lemon and peppermint aromatherapy in reducing emesis gravidarum in first trimester of
pregnant women. Methods: This study used a quasi-experimental method with a two-group
pre-test and post-test design with a sample of 20 respondents using a simple random sampling
technique. Data collection was carried out on May 20 to June 16, 2021 at Titin Widyaningsih’s
MSP using the RINVR questionnaire. Results: There was a difference before and after being
given lemon aromatherapy in reducing nausea and vomiting in first trimester of pregnant women
with the paired t-test, the p-value was 0.001. There was a difference before and after being
given peppermint aromatherapy in reducing nausea and vomiting in first trimester of pregnant
women with the paired t-test, the p-value was 0.006. There was no difference between giving
both aromatherapy in reducing nausea and vomiting in first trimester pregnant women with
independent t-test p-value 0.738. Conclusion: There was an effect of lemon and peppermint
aromatherapy in reducing emesis gravidarum in first trimester of pregnant women. There was
no difference between giving both aromatherapy in reducing nausea and vomiting in first
trimester of pregnant women.
Keywords: Emesis Gravidarum, RINVR, lemon and peppermint aromatherapy