HUBUNGAN ANTARA PENGETAHUAN DENGAN PENERAPAN INISIASI MENYUSU DINI (IMD) OLEH PERAWAT PADA IBU PASCA SECTIO CAESAREA DI RS. SWASTA DAERAH KABUPATEN BEKASI

Abstract

Early initiation of breastfeeding (IMD) is breastfeeding the baby shortly after the mother gives birth, so usually the baby will be left or placed on the mother's chest so that the child can find the mother's nipple on her own. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between knowledge and the application of IMD by nurses on post SC mothers in hospitals. Private sector in Bekasi. The research technique used was a purposive sampling technique with a cross sectional approach, namely sampling with certain considerations. The population is all female nurses who work in the Midwifery Room, Perina Room, and OK Room with a total of 32 people. The research results obtained from 32 respondents based on knowledge, there were 17 people (53.1%) who had good
knowledge and 15 (46.9%) who had less knowledge about the application of IMD. From the results of data analysis using the chi-square test obtained ρValue = 0.022, which means ρ value <α (0.05). So it can be concluded that Ho is rejected and Ha is accepted, that is, there is a significant relationship between knowledge and the application of IMD to post SC mothers by nurses. It is suggested to nurses on duty to be more active in implementing IMD.