Efektifitas Teknik Akupuntur Untuk Menurunkan Intensitas Nyeri Post Partum Pasca Sectio Cesarea Di Rumah Sakit Mitra Sejati Kota Medan

The long-term goal of this study is to reduce the case of cesarean section which aims to save lives both for mothers and infants. Cesarean delivery can indeed facilitate the labor process so that many pregnant women who prefer to choose this path even though they can actually give birth normally. But in fact, the death rate in cesarean section is 40-80 per 100,000 live births. This figure shows a 25x greater risk than labor through vaginal delivery. Even for one case because the infection has a figure 80x higher than vaginal delivery.The specific target carried out in this study focuses on post partum patients with sectio caesarea who often experience disorders such as frequent resistance (numbness), spinal pain, or pain in the abdomen. Most post sectio cesarea patients are worried about complaints being addressed, because all of these complaints can basically be anticipated and overcome. Of course all of these problems can be overcome by treatment and handling them appropriately and intensively. With the inconvenience, the activities carried out by the patient are also limited due to fear of movement so that health workers need to provide comprehensive care to overcome the patient's problem.Method This research was conducted by observational method, using a cross sectional approach. The study was conducted at Mitra Sejati Hospital Medan in 2018. The population in this study were all post partum post cesarean mothers who were in Mitra Sejati Hospital Medan 2018 with Pre- eksperimental design While the design of this research design uses One-Group pre-post test design, because pre-experimental does not require control. Keywords: Efektifitas, Acupuncture Technique, Post Partum Pain Intensity, Post Cesarean Sectio