POLITECHNICAL HEALTH MINISTRY OF MEDAN HEALTH

STUDY PROGRAM DIV MIDWIFERY MEDAN

Thesis, JULI 2018
IZMI FADHILAH NASUTION
nasutionizmi@gmail.com
Influence of Infant Massage Against Baby Breeding Duration 0-30 Days In Clinic
Pratama Niar Medan Amplas Year 2018
Viii + 39 pages, 2 tables, 3 chart, 5 attachment

ABSTRACT

Benefits of breastfeeding such as nutrition, improve intelligence and

improve affection ties. The benefits of breastfeeding will increase with the
duration of exclusive breastfeeding for six months. According to the National
Medium-Term Development Plan / RPJMN (2015-2019) related to exclusive
breastfeeding, it reduces infant mortality (IMR) to 24 per 1000 births.
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of infant massage
on the duration of breastfeeding at Clinic Pratama Niar
. This study was a quasi experimental study, with time design with control
groupdesign. in this design there is a comparison group (control). Data
collection using observation sheet using total sampling technique that is 50
people.
Based on the results of the study In the control group there was average
duration of the first feeding (pre-test) 5.44 and the second duration (post-test)
5.52, while the test result tp = 0.802> 0.05 means there is no influence on the
control group . The mean values in the treatment group on the first duration
(pre-test) were 5.40 and the second duration (post-test) was 7.36. The result
oftest was t obtained p = 0,00 <0,05, it means statistically show the influence
of baby massage to the duration of breast feeding.
It is expected that midwives can continue to motivate mothers to do baby
massage so that it will increase the duration of breastfeeding in their babies
and motivate to continue to give Exclusive Breast Milk to their babies.

Keywords: Baby massage, breastfeeding duration

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