PERCEPTION OF YOUTH AGE PREGNANCY WITH STRESS FACING LABOR IN TRIMESTER III PREGNANT WOMEN IN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER OF TANAH KALI KEDINDING SURABAYA

Abstract

Background: Pregnancy at adolescence is at high risk because it can cause fetal death. The reproductive system in adolescents is not ready for fetal growth and development. The first experience of labor is one of the causes of stress due to a lack of knowledge about the signs of labor and the severity of labor. Incomplete information, and not necessarily true, will lead to the perception that labor is a negative, frightening, and dangerous thing. Feeling anxious about something they will experience during labor so that it can cause stress which will affect the labor process.Objectives: The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between perceptions of pregnancy and stress in facing labor.Methods: This type of research uses the method correlation analytic conducted in April 2018, the population and samples of third trimester teenage pregnant women, the dependent variable perceptual and independent stress, this study used a total sampling technique, the measuring instrument used the questionnaire and used the test chi square.Results: The results of the statistical test show that p-0.00 (α <0.05) indicates that H0 is rejected so that there is a strong relationship between the perception of pregnancy and stress facing labor.Conclusion: Mothers who have positive perceptions or perspectives about pregnancy give rise to positive perceptions so that they do not experience stress or only experience mild stress that will help smooth the delivery process. Key words: Perception Pregnant, Teen, Stress, Delivery.