PENGARUH PEMBERIAN TERAPI RENDAM AIR JAHE HANGAT TERHADAP EDEMA KAKI IBU HAMIL TRIMESTER III DI KLINIK PRATAMA SAHABAT BUNDA LUBUK PAKAM TAHUN 2025

Edema occurs due to uterine pressure that inhibits venous backflow and gravitational pull so that it can increase fluid retention even more. The application of warm ginger water foot soaking therapy can reduce the degree of edema in pregnant women which gives a warm and spicy taste to ginger so that it can widen blood vessels so that blood flow is smooth. Objective: To determine the effect of the administration of warm ginger water soaking therapy on the reduction of leg edema in pregnant women in the third trimester. Research Method This type of research uses a quantitative research design and a one group pretest-posttest design model. The results of the study showed that the results of the Wilcoxon test obtained a Z-value of -3,000 and a p-value = 0.003 (p < 0.05). These results showed that there was a statistically significant difference between leg edema in pregnant women in the third trimester before and after the administration of warm ginger water soaking therapy.