FACTORS AFFECTING ON BABY'S SUCKING FOR SECRETION OF BREAST MILK AT THE HEALTH CENTER BATUA MAKASSAR
Abstrak: This study aims to to
obtain a description of the factors that influence the baby's suck-ing of the
breast milk in working area of Puskesmas Batua Makassar Health Center.
This study is the "Cross Sectional Study". It includes a
variable dependent namely the position and attachment of the infant,
breast-feeding frequency, and duration of breastfeed-ing whereas the independent
variables, is the secretion breast milk. The population is all postpartum women
who had been treated at the health center Batua Makassar. The number of samples
is 78 people. Data were obtained through questionnaires. Data analysis using
regression test liners.
The results of this study indicate that there is a correlation between
the position and attachment of the baby (ρ = 0.000) with the production and
secretion of breast milk, while breast-feeding frequency factor (ρ = 0.833) and
duration of breastfeeding factors (ρ = 0.551) have no significant relationship.
It was found that the most dominant factor affecting the se-cretion of
breastmilk is the position and attachment of the baby.
There is a relationship between Infant Positioning and attachment during
breastfeed-ing to the production as well as the scretion of the breast milk.
The frequency and duration of breastfeeding did not have a significant effect
on the secretion of breastmilk.
Key words: secretion of breast
milk, positioning and fixation of the baby on the breast, fre-quency and
duration of breastfeeding
Penulis: Najmawaty, Azizah
Nurdi
Kode Jurnal: jpkesmasdd140590
