Comparison of the Effectiveness of Hegu Point Acupressure and the Use of Squishy Stress Ball on 1st Stage of Labor Pain

Labor pain is a normal thing experienced by mothers giving birth. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of Hegu point acupressure and the use of a squishy stress ball. The method used is quasi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test design approach. The research sample was mothers in the first stage of labor at the hospital. 'Aisyiyah Siti Fatimah Tulangan as many as 30 respondents. Data analysis used the Wilcoxon test and the Man-Whitney test with the significance of the test results determined based on a p value <0.05. The results of the study showed that Hegu point acupressure and the use of squishies reduced the level of pain in the first stage of labor with results of p=0.004 (P<0.05). The conclusion of this research is that Hegu point acupressure is more effective than using squishies in reducing the level of pain in the first stage of labor