Pengaruh Media Edukasi Berbasis Smartphone terhadap Persiapan Persalinan Ibu Hamil pada Masa Pandemi Covid-19 di Kota Surabaya

Indonesia is one of the countries affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. This condition has an impact on many
sectors, including maternal and neonatal health services, which usually provided by face-to-face, temporarily
had to be postponed to prevent the spread of the virus. Providing health services during the COVID-19
pandemic by health workers can take advantage of information and communication technology. On of the
education media that can used is by sending video via smartphone, because that is effective and easily media
without contact so as to prevent the spread of the COVID-19. This study aims to determine the effect of the
educational media provided via smartphones on preparation for childbirth during the COVID-19 pandemic in
Surabaya. This study used a quasy experimental design with a pretest-postest. The size of samples were 35
respondents of pregnant women in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd trimesters who live in Surabaya. The statistical test
used Paired Samples T-Test. The results of the analysis of this study indicated that the p value is 0.001 (<0.05),
so that smartphone-based educational media has a significant effect on the preparation for the delivery of
pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic in Surabaya. Preparation for childbirth must be carried out
properly by every pregnant woman so that the delivery process goes well, especially during a pandemic.
Keywords: education media; preparation for the delivery; COVID-19