Pengetahuan dan Sikap Wanita Usia Subur Seputar Mitos Kehamilan di Klinik Sulastri Laut Dendang Tahun 2018

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Pregnancy is a continuous chain process and consists of ovulation, release of eggs, spermatozoa and ovum migration, conception and growth of the zygote, nidation (implantation)
in the uterus, placental formation, and growth and development of the conception to the term (Manuaba, 2010). Myth is a story, opinion or assumption of a culture that is considered to have the truth about a case that was valid in the past, the truth is not necessarily true (Harry Lubis,2009). Fertile Age women (WUS) are women whose reproductive organs function well between the ages of 20 and 45 years. This study aims to determine the knowledge and attitudes of women of childbearing age around pregnancy myths. The research design was accidental sampling with a sample size of 30 people. The study was conducted on 12 to 14 December 2018. The instrument in this study in the form of a questionnaire of research results can be seen that there are 17 respondents (56.6%) do not agree with 5-10 myths on the questionnaire. A total of 13 respondents (43.3%) still agreed> 5 mythical questions on the questionnaire. From the resultsof the study found that there is still enough knowledge of women of childbearing age about the myths surrounding pregnancy.