The effect of giving Kelakai (Stenochlaena palustris) juice on the volume of breastfeeding for postpartum mothers in the working area of the Pekauman Health Center, Banjarmasin

Abstract

The postpartum period is the period after delivery of up to 6 weeks or 42 days. During the postpartum period, the mother needs a supply of food containing vitamins to prevent anemia, infection during the puerperium, and decreased milk production. So it needs sufficient vitamins and is able to protect the mother from infection. Kelakai is a plant that grows on peat soil and is known as a plant that can increase breast milk and can stimulate breast milk production in nursing mothers, and contains many vitamins and minerals. To analyzed the effect of giving kelakai juice on the volume of breastfeeding of postpartum mothers. This research design used a quasi experimental design with pre-test and post-test one group design. The population of the study was 89 postpartum mothers who visited the Pekauman Health Center. The sample technique in this study used probability sampling with simple random sampling technique of 10 postpartum mothers. Data was analyzed used Wilcoxon test. The results showed that the volume of breastfeeding for postpartum mothers before being given kelakai juice was 38.14 ml and after being given kelakai juice was 73.35 ml to 10 postpartum mothers. Wilcoxon test results obtained p value = 0.004 ≤ α (0.05), so there is an effect of giving kelakai juice on the increase in the volume of breast milk for postpartum mothers.