The Influence of Anxiety Inprimiparity Postpartum on Moms Skills Bath a Baby and Protect of the Umbilical Cord

The process of pregnancy, childbirth and the period of childbirth will cause anxiety, especially in primiparous mothers aged <20 years. This is because caring for a newborn baby is something new that will be experienced. This study aims to determine the effect of the level of anxiety of adolescent primiparous postpartum mothers on the ability to bathe and care for the baby’s umbilical cord in the working area of the Narmada Community Health Center, West Lombok Regency, NTB. This type of research is observational with a cross-sectional design. The study population of all primiparous postpartum mothers gave birth in the Narmada Health Center Work Area from April to May 2015, the sampling technique used was purposive sampling the number of samples was 55 respondents. The statistical test used is Chi-Square. The results of Chi-Square analysis showed that on the 3rd day p = 0.001 p <0.05 this meant that there was a significant influence between the level of anxiety and the ability to bathe and care for the newborn’s umbilical cord on day 3 and the results of Chi-Square analysis showed on the day 7 obtained p-value = 0,000 p <0,05 means that there is a significant influence between the level of anxiety and the ability to bathe and care for the newborn umbilical cord on day 7. The influence of anxiety in primiparity postpartum on mom’s skills bathe a baby and Protect of the Umbilical Cord.

Keywords: anxiety; bathing ability; protect of the umbilical cord.