The Relationship between Husband's Support and Mother's Anxiety Facing Sectio Caesarea at Mitra Sejati General Hospital Medan in 2024

Abstract

Feelings of anxiety from the family and husband that are too expressed in facing the wife's birth will cause the wife to feel less than full support from her husband and the wife will even experience greater anxiety. In fact, in facing the birth process, both caesarean section and normal, a wife will need full support from her husband because psychological factors also determine the smoothness of the birth. This study aims to analyze the relationship between husband's support and mother's anxiety about facing a caesarean section at the Mitra Sejati General Hospital in Medan in 2024. This type of research is descriptive correlative with a cross sectional design. The population in the study were all mothers who underwent caesarean section at Mitra Sejati General Hospital Medan in 2024. The sampling technique used consecutive sampling with a sample size of 51 people. Data collection using questionnaires. Data analysis was carried out univariately, bivariately with the Chi-square test at the 95% confidence level, α = 5%. The results of the analysis show that there is a relationship between husband's support and maternal anxiety in facing childbirth via caesarean section at Mitra Sejati General Hospital, Medan in 2024 with a value of p=0.000. It is recommended for husbands to increase support for mothers who will face childbirth by caesarean section. in the form of physical and psychological support.