PENGARUH PIJAT OKSITOSIN TERHADAP KELANCARAN ASI PADA IBU NIFAS DI WILAYAH PUSKESMAS MUNDU KABUPATEN CIREBON

Abstract

According to 2021 data from the Central Statistics Agency, the exclusive breastfeeding coverage rate in West Java Province was 76.46%. In Cirebon Regency in 2021, the exclusive breastfeeding coverage rate was 55.26%, and at the Mundu Community Health Center in 2022, the exclusive breastfeeding rate for infants under 6 months of age was 78.7%. A preliminary study conducted in August 2022 in the Mundu Community Health Center area of Cirebon Regency involved 30 postpartum mothers 4–5 days postpartum; 10 of them reported experiencing complaints of low milk supply and poor milk flow. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of oxytocin massage on the flow of breast milk in postpartum mothers in the Mundu Community Health Center area, Cirebon Regency. The research method employed a quantitative approach in the form of an experimental study with a one-group pretest-posttest design, utilizing the Paired Sample T-Test. Data collection was conducted via a questionnaire. Data analysis was performed using univariate and bivariate analysis. The results showed that the majority of respondents had a high school education (27 women, 90.0%), were homemakers (25 women, 83.3%), and had two children (11 women, 36.7%). Before the oxytocin massage, the majority of mothers experienced insufficient milk flow (13 women, 43.3%); however, after the oxytocin massage, the majority experienced adequate milk flow (12 women, 40.0%) and sufficient milk flow (11 women, 36.7%). The results of the statistical test showed a p-value of 0.001 (<0.05), leading to the conclusion that oxytocin massage has a significant effect on breast milk flow in postpartum mothers.