Abstract

MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE (MMR) REFERS TO THE NUMBER OF MATERNAL DEATHS
RELATED TO PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH, AND POSTPARTUM (PRASETYAWATI, 2012; P. 3).
THE DIRECT CAUSES OF MATERNAL MORTALITY IS APPROXIMATELY 90% ARE CAUSED BY
ABOUT CHILDBIRTH, AND THESE DEATHS OCCUR DUE TO COMPLICATIONS
(PRASETYAWATI, 2012; P14). CAUSES OF MATERNAL MORTALITY ONE OF WHICH IS THE
FACTOR OF DELAY, NAMELY THE DELAY IN THE DECISION TO SEEK HEALTH CARE, DELAY IN
REACHING HEALTH CENTERS, AND DELAYS IN RECEIVING HEALTH CARE. ONE
BREAKTHROUGH EFFORTS AND PROVEN TO IMPROVE THE INDICATORS OF DELIVERY BY
HEALTH PERSONNEL IN A DECREASE IN MMR AND IMR IS P4K. BIRTH PLANS TO DO WHEN
THE MOTHER, HUSBAND AND FAMILY HAVE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT DANGER SIGNS OF
PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH AND POSTPARTUM. THE RESEARCH OBJECTIVE WAS TO
DETERMINE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MATERNAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT P4K WITH THE
ATTITUDE OF THE MOTHER IN P4K IN PUSKESMAS BENDAN PEKALONGAN. THE STUDY WAS
DESCRIPTIVE CORRELATIVE WITH CROSS SECTIONAL APPROACH. POPULATION OF 257
PREGNANT WOMEN WITH A SAMPLE OF 65 RESPONDENTS OBTAINED THROUGH A SIMPLE
RANDOM SAMPLING TECHNIQUE. TEST ANALYSIS USED WERE UNIVARIATE AND BIVARIATE
ANALYSIS USING SPEARMAN RANK. THE RESULT SHOWED THAT MOST RESPONDENTS
HAVE GOOD KNOWLEDGE ABOUT P4K (70.8%), MORE THAN 50% OF RESPONDENTS HAVE A
POSITIVE ATTITUDE IN P4K (58.5%), TEST RESULTS OBTAINED STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT
VALUE OF 0.003 (LESS THAN ? = 0, 05) TO RS 0,361. THIS SHOWS THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CLOSENESS OF THE RELATIONSHIP IS WEAK. SUGGESTIONS
RESEARCH IS EXPECTED TO BE MORE MOTIVATED PREGNANT WOMAN LOOKING FOR
INFORMATION ABOUT P4K THAT CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE ELECTRONIC PRINT MEDIA,
EDUCATION OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AS WELL AS MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
BOOK IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MOTHER BECAME GOOD
KNOWLEDGE AND A POSITIVE ATTITUDE SO THAT IT CAN EARLY IN THE BIRTH PLAN.