The Effectiveness of Breast Crawl on Postpartum Mothers' Satisfaction and the Success of Early Breastfeeding Initiation (IMD) at Karangpucung Community Health Center in 2025
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https://doi.org/10.33482/jmc.v13i01.387Keywords:
breast crawl, early breastfeeding initiation, maternal satisfaction, childbirth, IMDAbstract
Early Initiation of Breastfeeding (IMD) is an important step to support successful breastfeeding and improve bonding between mother and baby. The breast crawl method is known to help babies carry out the IMD process naturally through their innate reflexes. In addition, the first breastfeeding experience also influences the level of satisfaction of postpartum mothers. However, the use of this method has not been fully implemented in all health facilities. This study aims to determine the success rate of IMD between babies given the breast crawl method intervention and babies who received standard care and the level of satisfaction of postpartum mothers after the breast crawl intervention, as well as the characteristics of postpartum mothers based on age, parity, education, and occupation. This study used a comparative design with a post-test only approach involving a total of 60 respondents, consisting of 30 mothers in the intervention group and 30 mothers in the control group. Univariate analysis was used to describe the characteristics of the respondents, while bivariate analysis used the Mann-Whitney test to see differences between the two groups. The results of the Mann-Whitney sign rank statistical test obtained a p-value (0.000) or p <0.05 on the success rate of IMD and the level of maternal satisfaction between the intervention and control groups. These results indicate that the breast crawl method is effective in increasing the success of early breastfeeding initiation (IMD) and increasing postpartum maternal satisfaction.
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