YOGA TRAINING FOR PREGNANT WOMEN TO REDUCE PREGNANCY DISCOMFORT

Abstrak

Tarogong Kidul is a sub-district in Garut Regency, West Java
Province, the eastern boundary of Garut Kota District, the South of
Bayongbong District and Cilawu District, the West of Samarang
District, the North of Tarogong Kaler District. Pregnancy is a time
when pregnant women experience physiological and psychological
changes. Changes that occur during pregnancy can cause complaints
or discomfort during pregnancy and result in anxiety in pregnant
women. Anxiety in pregnant women can be overcome with one of
the complementary therapies, namely relaxing prenatal yoga. The
involvement of Karsa Husada Health Institute Garut as one of the
stakeholders in the pregnant mother class is intended to enable
them to actively participate in the program to reduce anxiety in
pregnant women. This activity for STIKes Karsa Husada is a
community service activity which is one of the obligations of Higher
Education Institutions in implementing the Tri Dharma . The planned
activity that will be implemented is reducing anxiety for pregnant
women in the second and third trimesters through relaxing prenatal
yoga, namely by providing steps and methods through education
and practice. The activity was held in Goah Gumelar on Saturday 3
February 2024 and 25 participants attended.