The Effect of Lavender Aromatherapy on Anxiety Levels Among Pregnant Women in the Third Trimester at the Kedungwuni I Community Health Center in Pekalongan Regency
Keywords:
Anxiety, Lavender Aromatherapy, Perinatal Anxiety Screening Scale, Pregnant Women, Third Trimester.Abstract
Anxiety before childbirth is a common psychological concern among third-trimester pregnant women and may affect maternal comfort and readiness for labor. Lavender aromatherapy is a non-pharmacological complementary intervention that may help reduce anxiety through the relaxing effects of its aromatic compounds. This study aimed to analyze the effect of lavender aromatherapy on anxiety levels among third-trimester pregnant women at the Kedungwuni I Community Health Center, Pekalongan Regency, in 2026. A quantitative approach with a quasi-experimental one-group pretest–posttest design was employed. A total of 66 third-trimester pregnant women were selected using purposive sampling. The intervention consisted of inhaling 4–6 drops of lavender essential oil placed on cotton for 5 minutes once daily for three consecutive days. Anxiety levels were measured using the Perinatal Anxiety Screening Scale (PASS) before and after the intervention. Before the intervention, 28 participants (42.4%) experienced moderate anxiety, 20 (30.3%) experienced mild anxiety, and 18 (27.3%) experienced severe anxiety. After the intervention, 32 participants (48.5%) had no anxiety, 18 (27.3%) experienced mild anxiety, and 16 (24.2%) experienced moderate anxiety, with no participants experiencing severe anxiety. The Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test produced a p-value of 0.000 (p < 0.05), indicating a significant difference in anxiety levels before and after the intervention. Lavender aromatherapy significantly reduced anxiety among third-trimester pregnant women and may be considered a complementary intervention in antenatal care.
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