The Effect of Breastfeeding on The Uterine Involution Post Partum Mothers

Rini Amelia, Masrul, Roza Sriyanti

Background: The aim of the study determine the effect of breastfeeding on the uterine involution post partum mothers. Methods: The study was conducted using a cohort design. The study was conducted at Independent Midwives of Padang Panjang City, West Sumatera Province, Indonesia from November to December 2017. The population in this study was spontaneous postpartum mother treated at Independent Midwives who did and did not initiate early breastfeeding within 1 hour after baby born and followed by breastfeeding babies with breast milk for 7 days with a sample size of 42 people in two groups. Sampling technique with consecutive sampling. Measurement of fundal height using caliper pelvimetry. Test the normality of data by Shapiro-Wilk test and hypothesis test using paired t test. A two-tailed P-value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: The result of statistical test of independent T test was obtained p = 0,000 (p value <0,05) it can be concluded that there is difference of fundal height day 1, 3 and 7 in breastfeeding and non-breastfeeding group. The result of this research can be concluded that there is the effect of breastfeeding mother to postpartum uterine involution (p value <0.05) Conclusion: The conclusion of this study confirmed there was an effect of breastfeeding on the uterine involution post partum mothers.

https://doi.org/10.31871/WJRR.8.1.3