Pengaruh Inisiasi Menyusu Dini Terhadap Suhu Tubuh Bayi Baru Lahir
ABSTRACT: Hypothermia is one
cause of mortality and morbidity in newborn. This is caused by the fact that
the babys body surface area is larger than an adults body surface and the rate
of heat loss even faster. One handling of heat loss (hypothermia) is by early
breastfeeding initiation (IMD). IMD gives opportunity for baby to suckle his
mother early in life. One of the benefits of IMD is to prevent heat loss
(hypothermia).
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of early
breastfeeding initiation against newborn body temperature at BPS Hj. Yayah
Surlan Kuningan Sub-District and BPS
Yetti Sudiati Cilimus Sub-District Kuningan Regency in 2011. This study used a
pure experiment research design to conduct a simple experiment (Post-test Only
Control Group Design). Its population was newborns at BPS Hj. Yayah Surlan and
BPS Hj. Yetti Sudiati. The number of samples as many as 47 of each group. Which
47 infants in the intervention group and 47 infants in the control group. This
study used a simple random sampling with the criteria that the labor is a normal
birth without complications.This study used the same homogeneity of variance
test. Because the ρ value wasobtained through the Levene test for 0.120> α.
The average temperature of infants in the intervention group was 36.7° C, while
the average temperature of infants in the control group was 36.47°C. The
results of statistical tests of the effect of early breastfeeding initiation on
the incidence of hypothermia after the intervention obtained the value of
Pvalue = 0.0001 (<0.05). It can be concluded that there was a statistically
significant difference in the average temperature of newborns who did not
experience IMD, and in other words there was an influence on the newborn
temperature. It is therefore expected for the midwives to provide care to newborn
in the form of early breastfeeding initiation to prevent heat loss
(hypothermia) in newborns.
Penulis: Ruri Yuni Astari
Kode Jurnal: jpkeperawatandd120118
