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BACKGROUND: Pregnant women experience physiological and psychological changes during pregnancy. Psychological changes experienced by pregnant women show symptoms of anxiety, worry, and depression. The use of Al-Quran therapy by means of Murottal Al-Quran is one of an intervention for mental health problems of pregnant women. AIM: This research was carried out by aimed to determine the effect of the murottal Al-Quran on pregnant women who experience Maternal Mental Disorder (MMD). METHODS: This was a quantitative study using design pre and post experimental testing without control group. The participants in this study were 25 respondents aged 15-21 years, on the 3rd trimester of pregnancy, are able to read the Al-Quran, routinely carry out pregnancy checks at the health center or posyandu (pos pelayanan terpadu) (integrated healthcare, willing to become respondents, and her ANRQ score which was ≥ 23. Respondents were asked to listen to the murottal every day for 30 minutes on 05.00 and 20.00 WIB for 2 weeks. After two weeks, the respondents were checked for their mental condition using the ANRQ questionnaire through the google form application. The bivariate analysis used was the Wilcoxon test. RESULT: Most of the pregnant women experienced MMD as many as 76% while after being given the intervention, most of the pregnant women who did not experience MMD were 72%. Median pretest 24,76 and posttest 21,88. Giving Murottal Al-Quran therapy to pregnant women in the third trimester had an influence on their MMD status (p < 0.000). CONCLUSIONS: Chanting holy verses that are played can stimulate the hypothalamus to produce endorphins, cortisone, and catecholamine, thus making pregnant women relax. Murottal Al-Quran treatment can be utilized to help pregnant women with mental health issues. |