PENERAPAN MODEL KEPERAWATAN ADAPTASI DALAM UPAYA IBU PRIMIGRAVIDA MENERIMA PERUBAHAN BODY IMAGE SELAMA KEHAMILAN

Abstract

Physical changes during pregnancy will affect changes in women's body image. A good body image will make a person have a positive self-concept. With a positive self-concept, a person will easily live his life, appear more confident and more assertive. The health center used as a partner is the Gang Kelor Health Center. The results of the preliminary study obtained the number of pregnant women there are 1162 people and the services provided so far only handle the care of pregnant women physically, have not touched on psychosocial problems. Therefore the involvement of other health workers is needed, in this case personnel from the Nursing Study Program. The solution provided to partners is the application of the Adaptation nursing model. The goal is to find out how to apply the Adaptation nursing model in an effort for primigravida mothers to accept changes in body image during their pregnancy. This activity begins with screening and 17 pregnant women who do not accept changes in body image are selected, then a pre-test is conducted, then education on theory and practice related to the adaptation nursing model and changes in body image of pregnant women. Evaluation test with the results from 17 respondents there was an increase in body image value of 8.25 from 68.53 to 76.78 which means that primigravida mothers accept changes in body image during their pregnancy.