Research Paper
Year: 2022 | Month: September | Volume: 9 | Issue: 9 | Pages: 305-309
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20220932
Relationship of Breastfeeding Techniques with Improvement Baby Weight
Syamsuriyati1, Rika Handayani2, Irwandi Rachman3
1,2Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Megarezky University, Makassar, Indonesia
3Faculty of Health Technology, Megarezky University, Makassar, Indonesia
Corresponding Author: Syamsuriyati
ABSTRACT
Background: The development of baby weight is one way to see the growth of weight in babies, which is seen from breast milk and the way mothers provide breastfeeding techniques to their babies. Because breastfeeding can increase nutritional intake and provide an abundance of love that is useful for baby development. As for the correct breastfeeding technique is a way of giving breast milk to the baby with the attachment and position of the mother. [1]
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between breastfeeding techniques and increased baby weight.
Method: The type of research used is the Analytical method with a Cross Sectional Study Approach, where the research object is only observed once and measurements are made on the status of the character or variable of the object at the time of examination by approaching and collecting data at the same time. This study uses a purposive sampling technique with a total of 30 respondents. The samples in this study were some breastfeeding mothers who had babies aged 7-10 weeks.
Results: Based on statistical tests using chi square, obtained p-value of 0.001 which is smaller than = 0.05, so Ho is rejected and Ha is accepted, which means that there is a relationship between breastfeeding technique and increased baby weight.
Keywords: Breastfeeding Techniques, Baby Weight Gain
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