Implementation of Breastfeeding Counseling Guide for Working Mother on Breastfeeding Practices until 6th months
Fitra Duhita (a), Nofrida Pratistiyana (a), Setiya Hartiningtyaswati (b)

(a) Midwifery Program of Vocational Collage UGM (b) Midwifery Program of STIKes Surabaya

Abstract

Background: Women^s work participation number is increasing. Mother employment is one of the dominant barriers in breastfeeding practice, so breastfeeding support for working mothers is needed.
Objective: To determine the effect of the implementation of the breastfeeding counseling guide for working mothers on breastfeeding practice until the 6th month.
Methods: The study was conducted with a quasi-experimental design, to the working mother antenatal care patient of Puskesmas in Kota Yogyakarta. Subjects were divided into 2 groups, the intervention group (working mothers who received counseling with breastfeeding counseling guide for working mother; n = 24) and the control group (working mothers who received standard breastfeeding counseling; n = 23). Assessment of breastfeeding practice was carried out at week 1st, week 2nd, week 3rd, week 4th, month 3rd, and month 6th.
Results: The breastfeeding counseling guide for working mothers was significantly related to the breastfeeding practice at month 6th. The evaluation of breastfeeding counseling showed that there were differences in knowledge before and after counseling. Observations to the breastfeeding practice, showed that the most inappropriate breastfeeding techniques are breast support techniques (12.5%) and the way the mother releases the breast when ending breastfeeding (12.5%).
Conclusion: Working mothers need more intensive and specific breastfeeding assistance to help mothers fulfill the rights of their baby to be exclusively breastfed.

Keywords: Breastfeeding counseling, breastfeeding among working mothers

Topic: Maternal, neonatal, and child health