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The life of post-partum Madura mothers during the Covid 19 pandemic was almost entirely influenced by the existing culture, most of the mothers who gave birth drank herbal medicine, used parem (in Madura language), abstinence from high protein foods, drank consumption that must be limited, massaging the stomach after giving birth, should not do activities too much, use bengkong (Madura language)/tie the stomach using a long cloth, to massage the baby, and give food/cekko'(jamu for newborns). as soon as possible to the baby at birth. The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of self-management on post-partum quality of life during the Covid-19 pandemic in Sampang Regency. The research design is analytical, the population is post-partum/post-partum mothers in a Madura community. The Population is partly post-partum/post-partum mothers, amounting to 103 people. The sampling used is simple random sampling. The variables studied were self-management of the biological, psychological, social, and spiritual needs of mothers giving birth to the Madura community. as well as in newborns. The dependent variable is the quality of life of the mother giving birth to the Madura community. The instruments used were questionnaires and observations. The independent variable is self-management, while the dependent variable is quality of life. Variables were analyzed descriptively and analyzed using Spearman's Chi-Square Rank test with a significance level of 0.05. The results of the frequency distribution of 103 respondents almost all (87%) have poor self-management, and most (68%) have a poor quality of life. the results of the analysis using the Spearmen correlation test using SPSS for windows with a level of=0.05 obtained a value of=0.004 which means < then H0 is rejected which means that there is an influence self-management on the quality of life of the mother post-partum impact of the Covid 19 pandemic in Madura Java Indonesia. The conclusion is that better self-management will improve the quality of life of the Madura community in the Sampang district. Community independence to be able to carry out self-management well, and concern from health workers to open up opportunities for discussion with related communities with their competencies. © 2023 Author(s).
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Introduction: Parental stress during the COVID-19 pandemic causes a negative parenting response and impactschildren'ssocial-emotionaldevelopment. This studyaimedtoanalyzetheeffectivenessofMindfulnessBased Stress Reduction (MBSR) on parental stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This study used a randomized controlled trial. A total of 32 participants were recruited and randomlydividedintointerventionandcontrolgroups. The intervention group received mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) 8 sessions (one session a day for 40 minutes), while the control group got the same intervention after filling out the post-test. The parental stress index is used to measure the stress level of parents. Data were analyzed using Wilcoxon and Mann-Whitney tests. Results: Participants in the intervention group showed a significant reduction in parental stress levels after receiving MBSR (p<0.05), as well as substantial differences in parental stress levels between the two groups (p<0.05). Conclusion: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) reduced parental stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings from the study suggest that MBSR can be carried out routinely on the sidelines of daily activities to reduce parental stress. Furthermore, it can be applied as nurses'independent intervention for reducing adult stress during the pandemic. © 2022 Academia Nacional de Medicina. All rights reserved.