Efektifitas Senam Hamil Terhadap Tingkat Kebugaran Pada Primigravida Trimester Kedua

Pregnant women with pregnancies, especially in the second trimester, require efforts to maintain and improve their health and extra attention so that their health conditions are maintained. Regular pregnancy exercise can improve fitness, condition the strength of the muscles and joints that play a role in the mechanism of labor, so as to speed up the second stage of labor. This study aims to see the effectiveness of pregnancy exercise on fitness levels in the second trimester primigravidas. The approach to this study uses a type of research that is consecutive sampling. Subjects who came sequentially and met the inclusion and exclusion criteria were included in the study. The research subjects came from the target population, namely: all primigravidas aged 20-27 years with second trimester pregnancies who visited Air Itam Pangkalpinang Health Center and Depati Hamzah Hospital. The results showed that the effectiveness of Pregnancy Exercise and Massage was better than that of the Pregnancy Exercise and Control groups in increasing fitness based on the 6-minute walking test in primigravid pregnant women in the second trimester (405.3636 vs 401.2727 vs 389.7273 meters).