Latar Belakang: Kehamilan sering kali menimbulkan kecemasan pada ibu hamil dimana kecemasan ini dapat berpengaruh negative pada ibu baik selama kehamilan, persalinan maupun nifas. Salah satu upaya untuk mengurangi kecemasan adalah dengan relaksasi otot progresif. Tujuan Penelitian: mengetahui efektifitas teknik relaksasi otot progresif terhadap kecemasan ibu hamil trimester I di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Kuta I. Metode Penelitian: Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif dengan design analitik korelasi dengan pendekatan cross-sectional. Populasi pada penelitian ini adalah semua ibu hamil TM I yang memenuhi kriteria inklusi dan eksklusi yang melakukan pemeriksaan di TPMB H, dengan jumlah sampel sebesar 30 orang. Teknik pengambilan sampel dengan purposive sampling serta dilakukan analisis data dengan wilcoxon sign test. Instrumen pada penelitian ini menggunakan kuesioner. Hasil Penelitian: Hasil penelitian menujukkan sebelum diberikan relaksasi otot progresif sebagian besar ibu hamil mengalami kecemasan berat (60%) dan setelah diberikan terapi mayoritas ibu mengalami kecemasan sedang (63,3%). Terapi relaksasi otot progresif efektif untuk menurunkan tingkat kecemasan ibu hamil trimester I (p-value < 0,001). Simpulan: Hendaknya relaksasi otot progresif diberikan secara rutin kepada ibu hamil khsuusnya ibu hamil trimester I seperti pada saat pelaksanaan kelas ibu hamil. Kata Kunci : Ibu Hamil, Kecemasan, Relaksasi Otot Progresif

Background: Pregnancy is a physiological condition in which various changes felt by mother includes both physical and psychological changes such as anxiety along the pregnancy progresses. Purpose: To determine the effectiveness of progressive muscle relaxation on anxiety of pregnant women in the first trimester in the working area of Public Health Center Kuta I. Method: This research employed analytical correlational design with cross sectional approach. The population was the pregnant women in the first trimester who fulfilled the inclusive and exclusive criteria. There were 30 respondents recruited as the samples which were chosen by using purposive sampling technique. The data were analyzed by using wilcoxon sign test. The instrument in this research was questionnaire. Findings: The result showed that before being given progressive muscle relaxation, most of pregnant women had severe anxiety (60%), the anxiety level of pregnant women in the first trimester after relaxation progressive joint therapy (63.3%). The progressive muscle relaxation therapy was effective in reducing anxiety level of pregnant women (p-value 0,001 < 0,05). Conclusion: Progressive muscle relaxation therapy is used to reduce the anxiety level of pregnant women in the first trimester. It is expected that this research can be used to reduce anxiety level of pregnant women by using progressive muscle relaxation. Keywords: Pregnant Mothers, Anxiety, Progressive Muscle Relaxation