The Effectiveness of Banana Flower in Reducing Emesis Gravidarum in First Trimester of Pregnant Women

Background; Continuous emesis gravidarum will become
hyperemesis gravidarum, which can increase the risk of pregnancy
disorders. Pregnant women with hyperemesis gravidarum
are at risk of experiencing dehydration, lack of carbohydrate
and fat reserves in the body, small tears in the esophagus and
stomach’s mucous membrane. One of the diets in the case of
emesis gravidarum is consuming foods high in carbohydrates.
Banana fl ower is a food high in carbohydrates and vitamins,
and antioxidants. Objectives; to determine the effectiveness of
Banana fl ower in reducing emesis gravidarum in fi rst-trimester
pregnant women. Methods; quasi-experiment with pretest and
post-test control group approaches. The sampling technique was
simple random sampling. Banana fl ower with 200 g / day dose is
given for seven days to pregnant women who experience emesis
in the fi rst trimester. The research group was divided into two:
the banana fl ower treatment group and the control group, with 32
samples. Data analysis using the Shapiro-Wilk test and Wilcoxon
test. Result; There was a signifi cant difference in the intensity of
emesis gravidarum between the group given banana fl ower and
the control group with a p-value of 0.014. The banana fl ower can
reduce the intensity of emesis gravidarum.