International Journal of Public Health Excellence (IJPHE)
Vol. 4 No. 1 (2024): June-December

Breastfeeding Knowledge and Colostrum Provision at South Tapanuli Regional Hospital

Siregar, Rya Anastasya (Unknown)
Batubara, Novita Sari (Unknown)
Heriansyah, Rizka (Unknown)
Lubis, Tapi Endang Fauziah (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Jul 2024

Abstract

Colostrum is needed by newborns as an early nutrient that affects the development and growth of babies, besides colostrum also plays a role in the initial formation of the baby's immune system. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the level of knowledge of breastfeeding mothers and the provision of first breast milk (colostrum) in the midwifery room at the South Tapanuli District Hospital in 2022. The sample in this study amounted to 45 people with total sampling technique. Data analysis used univariate and bivariate. The results showed that there was a significant relationship between knowledge of breastfeeding mothers and the provision of first breast milk (colostrum) in the obstetrics room of the South Tapanuli District Hospital as indicated by the Spearman correlation test value, the value of = 0.000 was obtained. The results of this study are to increase the knowledge of breastfeeding mothers about the first breastfeeding (colostrum).

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ijphe

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology Nursing Public Health

Description

International Journal of Public Health Excellence (IJPHE), ISSN 2809-9826 (online) has a subject area as follows, but is not limited to the following health areas that are reproduction health, medical service, health statistics, health management, oral hygiene, medical bio, civilized environmental ...