MINI RESEARCH EFFECTIVENESS OF Administering RED DRAGON FRUIT JUICE ON HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE IN PREGNANT WOMEN IN SINANGGUL VILLAGE, WORKING AREA OF MLONGGO HEALTH CENTER

Abstract

Gestational hypertension is hypertension that occurs during pregnancy, with blood pressure ≥ 140/90 mmHg in pregnancy for the first time, which usually resolves after giving birth. It appears without urine protein and will disappear after 3 months after delivery, and severe gestational hypertension means the blood pressure reaches ≥160 mmHg, then the blood returns to normal ≤ 20 weeks after delivery. Treating hypertension during pregnancy with dragon fruit juice is a non-pharmacological alternative for reducing high blood pressure in pregnant women, because it is a source of antioxidants containing dragon fruit flavonoids, potassium and vitamin C and for lowering blood pressure. The research was to determine the effectiveness of giving red dragon fruit juice on high blood pressure in pregnant women in Sinanggul Village, Mlonggo Community Health Center Working Area. Type of quantitative research with a pre-experimental research design with a one group pretest and post-test design approach. Population in this study were all pregnant women who experienced hypertension during pregnancy in the Mlonggo Community Health Center working area, Jepara Regency with a sample of 5 people using a purposive sampling technique. Results of the dependent t test analysis (Paired sample t-test) show a significance p-value of 0.004. This shows that the p value ≤ 0.05. It was concluded that giving red dragon fruit juice was effective in reducing high blood pressure in pregnant women. Advice for pregnant women who suffer from hypertension is that they can consume red dragon fruit juice as an alternative treatment to lower blood pressure.