Background: Nausea and vomiting are one of the signs and symptoms of pregnancy that commonly occur in pregnant women. 50-90% of pregnant women experience nausea in the first trimester. Continuous nausea and vomiting can cause the mother to lack nutrition, thereby inhibiting the growth and development of the fetus. Non-pharmacological management of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy can use aromatherapy. Aromatherapy that can be used comes from a type of citrus, namely peppermint, because it contains antispasmodic charismatic effects. Objectives: This study aims to determine the effect of giving peppermint aromatherapy on the incidence of emesis gravidarum in pregnant women in the first trimester at TPMB Rahmadina Tuban. Methods: The research design used in this research is quantitative "pre-experimental" using the research method "one-group pre-post test design". The subject group was observed before the intervention (pre-test), then observed again after the intervention (post-test). The population of this study was 20 pregnant women in the 1st trimester at TPMB Rahmadina Tuban who were selected using a simple random sampling technique, obtaining a sample of 16 pregnant women in the 1st trimester with complaints of nausea and vomiting. Result: The results of the research conducted showed that before being given peppermint aromatherapy, the majority of 13 (81.25%) pregnant women experienced moderate nausea and vomiting. After being given peppermint aromatherapy, the majority of 12 (75%) pregnant women experienced mild nausea and vomiting. The results of the Wilcoxon sign rank test with a significance level of α=<0.05 obtained a value of = 0.001<0.05, which means that H1 was accepted, namely that there is an effect of giving peppermint aromatherapy on the incidence of emesis gravidarum in pregnant women in the 1st trimester. Conclusion: From the description above, it can be concluded that peppermint aromatherapy has an effect on the incidence of emesis gravidarum (in pregnant women in the 1st trimester at TPMB Rahmadina Tuban.
Fatmawati et al. (Sun,) studied this question.