EDUCATION THE IMPORTANCE OF HUSBAND SUPPORT IN EARLY INITIATION OF BREASTFEEDING IN MATERIAL MOTHERS

Abstract

Abstract Education on the importance of husband's support for mothers in the implementation of early breastfeeding initiation is something that mothers really need, so that mothers feel loved and cared for, have self-respect and are valued, real assistance and presence provided by people in the mother's social environment can provide benefits. emotional and affect the implementation of IMD which makes mothers and babies successful to do exclusive breastfeeding. This study aims to determine the husband's support for the implementation of early initiation of breastfeeding in maternity mothers. Research methods ; analytic survey with cross sectional design. The data were processed by univariate, bivariate analysis, with a sample size of n = 34. Husband's support for the implementation of IMD in maternity mothers can be seen that the characteristics (age, education, occupation, sources of information), knowledge and education of husband's support for the implementation of IMD in maternity mothers are present. significant relationship with (p < 0.05). Education of husband's support for his wife in the implementation of Early Breastfeeding Initiation can be an event for health promotion by midwives to pre-conception mothers, as one of the efforts to make the Exclusive Breastfeeding program a success. Keywords: Early initiation-breastfeeding, support-husband-mother-maternity