https://ojs.stikespanritahusada.ac.id/index.php/jlb Lembaga Penelitian dan Pengabdian Masyarakat, Stikes Panrita Husada Bulukumba en-US Jurnal Life Birth 2580-0574 https://ojs.stikespanritahusada.ac.id/index.php/jlb/article/view/11 <p>Perineal rupture is one of the complications that often occurs in normal delivery, which can affect the health of the mother after delivery. Parity, or the number of births a woman has experienced, is thought to influence the risk of perineal rupture <strong>. </strong>This study aims to evaluate the relationship between parity and the incidence of perineal rupture in normal delivery at the Mpunda Health Center in 2024. This study used an analytical observational design with a cross-sectional approach. Data were collected &nbsp;medical records of women who gave birth normally at the Mpunda Health Center. The variables studied included parity (primiparous vs. multiparous) and the incidence of perineal rupture, as well as control variables such as maternal age, birth weight, and use of episiotomy. The population was all primiparous mothers , namely 211 people . The sample was 42 people and used the Arikunto formula . Data analysis techniques included univariate analysis and bivariate analysis with the <em>Chi Square </em>test . Data analysis showed that there was a significant difference in the incidence of perineal rupture between primiparous and multiparous women. Primiparous women tend to be at higher risk of perineal rupture compared to multiparous women. Other factors such as birth weight and use of episiotomy also showed an association with increased risk of perineal rupture<strong>.</strong></p> <p>Keywords: Perineal rupture, Parity, normal delivery</p> Putri Yayu Qhusnul Hatimah Mundir Muttaqin Jumriani Copyright (c) 2025 Jurnal Life Birth 2025-04-30 2025-04-30 8 1 7 14 10.37362/jlb.v8i1.11 https://ojs.stikespanritahusada.ac.id/index.php/jlb/article/view/32 <p>Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) is one of the indicators of basic health development of a country. In Indonesia, MMR is still concerning and ranks first in ASEAN countries. Bleeding is the main cause of MMR, one of the causes of bleeding is placenta previa. The purpose of this study was to determine the Description of Mothers' Knowledge About Placenta Previa Occurrence at the Galela Health Center in 2024. This type of research is Descriptive research, this research was conducted at the Galela Health Center in October 2024, the sample in this study was 30 pregnant women. The results of the study showed that out of 30 respondents (100%), there were 9 pregnant women (30%) who had good knowledge about Placenta Previa, 8 pregnant women (27%) who had sufficient knowledge about Placenta Previa and there were 13 pregnant women (43%) who had less knowledge about Placenta Previa. The conclusion of this study is that most pregnant women have less knowledge about Placenta Previa</p> Jumriani Putri Yayu Copyright (c) 2025 Jurnal Life Birth 2025-04-30 2025-04-30 8 1 1 6 10.37362/jlb.v8i1.32