https://journals.iarn.or.id/index.php/ners <p style="text-align: justify;">The International Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research<em> </em>embraces a range of methodological approaches in identifying and solving significant prioritised accounting issues. Submissions are encouraged across all areas on Nursing and Midwifery Research and cognate disciplines.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">It is strongly recommended that authors specifically address how their research addresses the priority areas and how it impacts those who the research intends to affect.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">International Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research, is a Nursing and Midwifery published since 2022 by <strong>Institute IARN</strong>. International Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research published <strong>3 times a year (March, July and November)</strong>, Each issue consists of a minimum of 5 articles, the scope of this journal is Nursing and Midwifery Research and cognate disciplines.</p> <h3 style="text-align: justify;">Online Submissions</h3> <p style="text-align: justify;">Already have a Username/Password for International Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research<strong>?</strong><br /><a class="action" href="https://journals.iarn.or.id/index.php/HealMed/login">GO TO LOGIN</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Need a Username/Password?<br /><a class="action" href="https://journals.iarn.or.id/index.php/HealMed/user/register">GO TO REGISTRATION</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Registration and login are required to submit items online and to check the status of current submissions.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">DOI: <a href="https://doi.org/10.35335/Ners">https://doi.org/10.35335/Ners</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Indexing:</strong></p> <table class="hover" style="height: 18px;"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 18px;"> <td style="height: 18px; width: 106.125px; text-align: justify;"><a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Google Scholar</a></td> <td style="height: 18px; width: 81.2375px; text-align: justify;"><a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dimensions</a></td> <td style="height: 18px; width: 77.4625px; text-align: justify;"><a href="#">Copernicus</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> Institute of Accounting Research and Novation (IARN) en-US International Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research 2985-783X https://journals.iarn.or.id/index.php/ners/article/view/682 <p>One of the physiological problems that pregnant women often complain about is back pain. Lack of treatment by pregnant women in overcoming back pain causes mothers to feel anxious and worried. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of endorphin massage and deep breathing relaxation on reducing back pain in pregnant women. This study design was pre-experimental, with a two-group pretest-posttest approach. Respondents were taken using a purposive sampling technique with a sample of 30 respondents. The independent variables were endorphin massage and deep breathing relaxation and the dependent variable was the reduction in back pain. The results of the statistical test used an independent t-test. The results showed that before the endorphin massage, most pregnant women experienced severe back pain, as many as 10 respondents (66.6%), and after the endorphin massage, it was known that almost all respondents had no pain, as many as 14 respondents (93.3%). Almost all respondents before the deep breathing relaxation experienced severe pain, as many as 14 respondents (93.3%), and after the deep breathing relaxation, most respondents had no pain, as many as 11 respondents (73.3%). The data analysis results showed a significance level of 0.000 &lt; α = 0.05, so H0 was rejected and H1 was accepted. This means that endorphin massage and deep breathing relaxation have an effect on reducing back pain in pregnant women because they can promote relaxation and minimize the sensation of pain.</p> Retno Palupi Yonni Siwi Erma Retnaningtyas Anggrawati Wulandari Musabbiha Dg. Masiga Copyright (c) 2026 Retno Palupi Yonni Siwi, Erma Retnaningtyas, Anggrawati Wulandari, Musabbiha Dg. Masiga https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 2026-06-13 2026-06-13 4 3 91 99 10.35335/ners.v4i3.682