PERBEDAAN TEKNIK KOMPRES AIR HANGAT DAN TEKNIK MASSAGE UNTUK MENGURANGI NYERI PERSALINAN KALA I FASE AKTIF DI RSUD KOTA MAKASSAR PERIODE APRIL – MEI 2018(The Difference between Warm Water Compress Technique and Massage Technique to Reduce Labor Pain During Active Phase 1 in RSUD Makassar Cityof April – May 2018 PeriodNurul IkawatiProdi D4 Bidan PendidikUniversitas Mega Rezky MakassarABSTRAKPenelitian ini menggunakan desain true eksperimen dengan rancanagan Pretest dan Posttest, dengan jumlah responden sebanyak 44 responden dengan 22 responden sebagai kelompok teknik kompres air hangat dan 22 responden sebagai kelompok teknik massage, teknik pengambilan sampel adalah purposive sampling, instrumen penelitian menggunakan lembar observasi yang dijadikan sumber data primer, analisis data menggunakan uji T Paired sampel t-testHasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa kelompok teknik kompres air hangat mengalami pengurangan nyeri sebanyak 5,05 dan kelompok teknik massage mengalami pengurangan nyeri sebanyak 4,50. Kesimpulan dari hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa ada perbedaan antara teknik kompres air hangat dan teknik massage untuk mengurangi nyeri persalinan kala I fase aktif. Dengan demikian disarankan kepada bidan atau perawat agar dapat membantu memenuhi kebutuhan ibu dalam memberikan rasa nyaman untuk mengurangi rasa nyeri dengan memberikan teknik massage. Kata Kunci : teknik Kompres Air hangat, Teknik Massage, Nyeri Persalinan Daftar Pustaka : 10 buku + 5 jurnal (2013 - 2018)ABSTRACTThis research used experimental research with pretest and posttest design with 44 respondents, 22 respondents were treated by warm water compress technique and 22 others are treated by massage technique. The samples were taken by using purpossive sampling technique, the research instrument used were observation sheet as primary data source and the data analysis used paired sample t-test. The resyult of this research showed that the warm water compress technique group reduce the labor pain as much as 5,05 and massage technique group reduce the labor pain as much as 4,50. The conclusion of research result showed that there is difference between warm water compress technique and massage technique to reduce labor pain during active phase 1. It is suggested to midwiferies and nurses to fulfil mothers’ need to feel comfortable and reduce labor pain by applying massage technique. Keywords: Warm Water Compress Technique, Massage Technique, Labor Pain References: 10 books + 5 Journals (2013 – 2018)