The Effect of Administration of Clary Sage (Salvia Sclarea) Aromatherapy on Reducing Anxiety in Particular Women in The Latent Phase

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Childbirth is a process of expelling the products of conception which is a physical and mental challenge for a woman. Anxiety is a mixture of several unpleasant emotions dominated by uncontrollable fear of conditions that threaten the condition and lead to things that may not necessarily happen. Efforts to reduce anxiety are with non-pharmacological techniques, namely by using essential oil inhalation which has a working power that provides a calming and relaxing effect. The aim of this research is to determine the effect of giving Clary Sage (Salvia sclarea) aromatherapy on reducing the level of anxiety in mothers giving birth in the first stage of the latent phase at PMB Bunda Carraka in 2024. This research is a population of all mothers giving birth with anxiety at PMB Bunda Carraka with a sample size of 20 respondents were taken using purposive sampling techniques and a one group pretest posttest only research design. Anxiety was measured using the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS) Test. The data that has been collected is then analyzed using statistical tests with the results of the anxiety level of mothers giving birth before being given Clary sage (Salvia sclarea) aromatherapy is 2.60 while the anxiety level of mothers giving birth after being given Clary sage (Salvia sclarea) aromatherapy is 1.05 with a difference of 1.05 and the test results chi square shows p value = 0.000, based on chi square analysis shows that giving Clary Sage (Salvia sclarea) aromatherapy has an effect on reducing the level of anxiety in mothers giving birth in the first stage of the late phase, meaning that non-pharmacological therapy with Clary Sage (Salvia sclarea) aromatherapy can be options for reducing maternal anxiety.