THE INFLUENCE OF CORRECT BREASTFEEDING TECHNIQUE TO INFANTS’S WEIGHT GAIN TOWARDS 0-3 MONTH OLD BABIES AT PUSKESMAS MUNGKAJANG PALOPO 2019

Abstract

Exclusive breastfeeding means that infant receives only breast milk until for six months of its first life without
any liquid or additional food. It is very important to support the infants healthy and improve their immunity to
any disease. By knowing a correct breastfeeding technique, mothers could feed their babies optimally, so the
baby’s growth become normal and it could be seen on their weight increasing every month. This study was
conducted to analyze the influence of correct breastfeeding technique towards the increasing in weight of 0-3
month old babies at Puskesmas Mungkajang, 2019. It was a observational research with cross sectional design
among a total sampling of 30 mothers who has 0-3 month old babies. It used an observation sheet as research
instrument. Baby’s weight measurement using baby scales at Puskesmas. The data were analyzed statistically
using Correlation Test. The result showed that correct breastfeeding technique affect the baby’s weight gain
with p value 0.002 (<0.05) and r count values was 0.553 (> 0.3610). The conclusion is the correct breastfeeding
technique affects the baby’s weight gain toward 0-3 month old babies at Puskesmas Mungkajang.