changes in the cervix and ends with birth. Maternity
is the process of expulsion from the conception
(fetus and uri) that has been quite months and can
live outside the womb through the birth canal or
through other roads with help or without help or
strength alone. Normal childbirth is the process of
expulsion from the conception that can live from
inside the uterus through the vagina to the outside
world that occurs in term pregnancy (37-42 weeks)
with marked uterine contractions that cause thinning,
cervical dilatation, and push the fetus out through
the road born with a percentage of the back of the
head without tools or help (spontaneous birth) and
no complications in the mother and fetus (Widia,
2015).
The factors that stimulate birth (birth) in
humans are very complex and reflect a series of
endocrine-related events that take place in sync. As
estrogen increases during pregnancy, this hormone
stimulates an increase in oxytocin receptors in the
fetus. The consequences of estrogen deficiency are
prolonged labor and death in the uterus, unless a C-
section is performed.
This inadequate uterine contractions prolong the
time of I. In general, the primigravida of the old time
I was 13-14 hours and multigravida of the old time I
which was 6-7 hours. The duration of labor will be
longer if the mother experiences interruption of
uterine contractions, causing a prolonged labor. Old
parturition is labor that lasts more than 24 hours in
primigravida, and more than 18 hours in
multigravida. Old parturition is a latent phase of
more than 8 hours. The absence of uterine
contractions during childbirth can result in
prolonged parturition which can also have an impact
on the mother and fetus, namely intrapartum
infection, uterine rupture, succutanous head and fetal
head molasses. Old parturition contributes to
maternal mortality and newborn mortality. The
average parturition in the world causes maternal
deaths by 8% and in Indonesia by 9%, while
newborns account for 26% for the world and 30%
for Indonesia
Belief in developing countries, fatimah grass
soaking water (Anastatica hierochuntica) or also
known as Rose Jericho is used as medicine during
pregnancy, especially before delivery, which is
believed to facilitate labor and reduce bleeding.
Indonesian people for generations have known and
used fatimah grass to accelerate labor. You do this
by soaking dried Fatimah grass in warm water, then
drinking the immersion water.
Fatimah grass contains flavonoid phytochemical
which is a natural material with a structure similar to
estradiol and shows estrogenic activity. High levels
of estrogen push the connective signal in uterine
smooth muscle cells. The formed connexes are
inserted in the myometrial plasma membrane to
form fissure links that electrically unite the uterine
smooth muscle cells so that they are able to contract
coordinately. These changes in myometrium cause
increased responsiveness of the uterus to oxytocin
which ultimately triggers labor. High estrogen levels
also encourage the formation of prostaglandins
which play a role in cervical maturation by
stimulating cervical enzymes that locally break
down collagen fibers. Fatimah grass is believed to
accelerate labor because of its phytoestrogen and
other minerals. Physiologically, the hormone
estrogen is proliterative so that it can increase the
number of myometrial cells and oxytocin receptors
in the myometrium. Thus it can increase the
sensitivity of myometrium against oxytocin and
increase the effectiveness of myometrial
contractions.
Fatimah grass is believed to accelerate labor
because of its phytoestrogen and other minerals.
Physiologically, the hormone estrogen is
proliferative so that it can increase the number of
myometrial cells and oxytocin receptors in the
myometrium. Thus it can increase the sensitivity of
myometrium to oxytocin and increase the
effectiveness of myometrial contractions (Herman
and Serudji, 2017).
Based on the results of the Indonesian
Demographic and Health Survey (2012), it is known
that the maternal mortality rate is 102 per 100,000
live births and the infant mortality rate is 23 per
100,000 live births. The most common causes of
maternal death in Indonesia are caused by direct
obstetrics namely bleeding, preeclampsia /
eclampsia and infection resulting from the absence
of significant uterine contractions associated with
prolonged labor. One direct cause of maternal death
in Indonesia is prolonged labor, which is influenced
by inadequate uterine contractions (his). Some of the
direct causes of maternal mortality in Indonesia are
still dominated by birth canal such as vaginal
rupture, perineal rupture and uterine rupture. For
16%, rupture of the birth canal is the first cause of
bleeding after uterine atony. According to Desiyani
Nani 2009, giving Fatimah grass (Anastatica
Hierochuntica) immersion water can increase the
number of active oxytocin receptors in the uterine
muscle so that it can help reduce maternal mortality
due to no uterine contractions. (SDKI, 2012).
The main physiological strength during labor is
uterine contractions. Uterine contractions are