Pengaruh Aromaterapi Lemon Terhadap Frekuensi Penurunan Mual Muntah Pada Ibu Hamil Trimester I di RSUD Aek Kanopan Kecamatan Kualuh Selatan Kabupaten Labuhanbatu Utara Tahun 2024

Emesis gravidarum is nausea and vomiting that occurs in the first four weeks of pregnancy and slowly disappears at twelve weeks of pregnancy. Nausea andvomiting are the most common symptoms experienced by pregnant women in the first trimester, these symptoms are experienced by 70-85% of women. To see the Effect of Lemon Aromatherapy on Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnant Women inthe First Trimester in the Aek Kenopan Hospital Work Area. The design used in this study was a Quasi-experimental, non-equivalent control group design consisting of 1 group with a total of 30 pregnant women. The intervention was given for 7 days to pregnant women. Nausea and vomiting were measured before and after the intervention using the Pregnancy Unique Quantification of Emesis and Nausea (PUQE)-24 questionnaire. The test used in the bivariate analysis with the wlcoxon test statistic. The results of the study showed that giving lemon aromatherapy was effective in reducing nausea and vomiting in pregnant women. It can be concluded that this study is that giving lemon aromatherapy is effective in reducing nausea and vomiting in pregnant women in the first trimester.
Keywords: Lemon Aromatherapy, Nausea and Vomiting, Pregnant Women