Journal of Midwivery
Vol 1 No 1 (2025): January: Journal of Midwivery

Enhancing lactation through oxytocin massage and breast care

Kristina Sanadi (Universitas Karya Husada Semarang)
Dewi Mayangsari (Universitas Karya Husada Semarang)
Sa'adah Mujahidah (Universitas Karya Husada Semarang)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Jan 2025

Abstract

Introduction: Breast milk is the best diet for infants because it includes nutrients that help them grow and thrive. Indonesia's exclusive breastfeeding coverage in 2022 was only 67.96%, down from 69.7% in 2021. Many factors contribute to low breastfeeding coverage in Indonesia, which has fallen short of the government target. In 2023, 29.1% of the newborns at Fakfak Health Centre were exclusively breastfed. Objectives: The study's goal was to see how much oxytocin massage and breast care helped postpartum women produce more breast milk. Methods: Quantitative research was conducted using an experimental design with a posttest alone procedure and a control group. The study included 28 maternity mothers. This study utilized SOP oxytocin massage and breast care, along with observation sheets. The Wilcoxon test used analysis data. Results: Breastfeeding women's average oxytocin massage intervention value increased by 5.71. The average value of the breast care intervention for nursing mothers increased by 6.21%. Breast care and oxytocin massage differed in their ability to increase breast milk fluency. The group following breast care had a median value of 8.00 with a p-value of 0.000 < 0.05, whereas the group following oxytocin massage treatment had a median value of 8.00. Conclusion: The breast care technique outperforms the oxytocin massage technique in terms of breast milk production.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

LJMW

Publisher

Subject

Medicine & Pharmacology Nursing Public Health

Description

Journal of Midwivery is the dissemination of information related to all midwivery area including basic research in midwivery, Birth, Pregnancy, Child and Maternal Health, Newborn, Adolescent, Family Planning, Climacterium, Midwifery Community, Midwifery Education, Midwifery Complementary Therapy, ...