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Pregnancy is a period in which a woman carries an embryo or fetus in her body. The period of pregnancy starts from conception to the birth of the fetus. During pregnancy, the mother will experience physical and psychological changes. The physical changes that occur sometimes even cause discomfort for the mother, one of which is back pain. This study aims to determine the effect of Pregnancy Exercise on Reducing Back Pain in Pregnant Women at Elisabeth Midwife Independent Practice, Mandailing Natal District in 2022. This type of research is a quasi-experimental study with a research approach with a prepost test design with one group test. Population is all pregnant women in the Elisabeth Midwife Independent Practice, Mandailing Natal District in 2022, totaling 28 pregnant women. The number of samples used was 28 people obtained by using total sampling technique. The data analysis technique uses the Paired-Samples T Test. The results obtained in this study were from 28 respondents, there was an effect of pregnancy exercise on reducing back pain in pregnant women with a value of p = 0.000. Conclusion: there is an effect of pregnancy exercise on reducing back pain in pregnant women. It is recommended for health workers to improve counseling related to reducing back pain in pregnant women with pregnancy exercise.

Pain in labor is an unpleasant emotional and sensory experience arising from actual or potential tissue damage or demonstrated. Pain is a natural process in labor. If it is not handled properly, it will cause other problems, namely increased anxiety or worry due to lack of knowledge in the mother about the processes that occur when facing labor. This study aims to determine the effect of back massage on reducing the pain scale of labor in the first active phase at UPTD Puskesmas Maga, Mandailing Natal district in 2022. This type of research is a quasi-experimental study with a research approach using a prepost test design with one group test. The population is all pregnant women who are at the UPTD Puskesmas Maga, Mandailing Natal Regency in 2022, totaling 54 mothers in partu. The number of samples used was 54 people obtained by using total sampling technique. The data analysis technique uses the Paired-Samples T Test. The results obtained in this study were from 54 respondents, there was an effect of back massage on a decrease in the active phase of labor pain scale in the first active phase with a value of p = 0.011. There is an Effect of Back Massage on Reducing the Pain Scale of Labor in the Active Phase I. It is recommended for health workers to improve counseling related to reducing the pain of the active phase of labor in the first stage of labor for mothers in labor with back massage