Postpartum is the period after the birth of the baby and placenta and ends up to 6 weeks (42 days) which is marked by the cessation of bleeding. Unsmooth milk production is one of the factors that cause failure in exclusive breastfeeding. One of the triggers for breastfeeding in postpartum mothers is the anxiety they experience while breastfeeding. Meanwhile, optimal breastfeeding can increase the body's immunity and the baby's growth and development process. But not all mothers succeed in giving. The purpose of this study was to determine the correlation between anxiety and the smoothness of breastfeeding in postpartum mothers in Pandanarum Village, Lumajang. This research design uses cross-sectional. The sampling technique in this study used a total sampling of 35 postpartum mothers in Pandanarum Lumajang Village. Respondent characteristic questionnaire and Parenting Stress Index Short Form. This research uses the Kruskall-Wallis test. The results showed that the majority of postpartum mothers experienced anxiety as many as 25 respondents (71.4%). the majority of mothers have fluency in breastfeeding as many as 25 respondents (71.4%). Based on the results of the study, there was a significant relationship between anxiety and the smoothness of breastfeeding in postpartum mothers in Pandanarum Lumajang Village, namely p-value 0.020. So it can be concluded that anxiety in breastfeeding mothers can affect breast milk expenditure.
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