Efektivitas Ekstrak Daun Katuk dalam Produksi Air Susu Ibu untuk Keberhasilan Menyusui
Abstract: Katuk leaf
(Saoropus androgynus) is
known in South
Asia and South
East Asia as
a traditional medicine to
supplement breast milk
production. The objective
of this study
is to assess
the efficacy of katuk
leaf extract treatment
during the study
period in the
increase of breast
milk production for
the success of exclusive
breastfeeding. As a
matter of fact,
breastfeeding practice in
Indonesia has been decreasing and
about 50-80% of
pregnant mothers afterwards
complain about their
insufficient breast milk
production in their first week of puerperium. A controlled randomized study
was conducted to 80 pregnant women
with > 37
weeks gestational age who later
delivered at Immanuel Hospital Bandung. The study
group obtained the
katuk leaf extract,
while the control
group obtained placebo,
daily for 4 weeks. Breastfeeding time was divided into
3 periods: < 1 hour, 1 – 24 hours, and > 24 hours postpartum. The participants
were observed by phone for 4
weeks. Breastfeeding was considered to
be successful if the baby was given
only breast milk
during the study period
without any food and drink
supplement. The result showed
that in general, katuk leaf extract treatment did not have significant effect
on breastfeeding success. Some effect
was seen
in the earlier
breastfeeding: < 1 hour
postpartum breastfeeding had more effect tobreastfeeding success than 1
– 24 hours and > 24 hours (ρ
< 0,001). In fact, breastfeeding at
< 1 hour pospartum was
related with exclusive
breastfeeding during the study period
(ρ < 0,001).Thus, it was the earlier initiation of breastfeeding that
had significant effect on breastfeeding success.
Penulis: Rimonta F.
Gunanegara*, Aloysius Suryawan, Ucke S. Sastrawinata, Tatang Surachman
Kode Jurnal: jpkedokterandd100057
