The Effect of Oketani Massage on Breast Milk Production in Postpartum Mothers in the Muara Rapak Health Center Area

Abstract

Exclusive breastfeeding until the age of 6 months prevents the death of 1.3 million children under five years of age, influenced by factors that breast milk does not come out immediately, feels pain while breastfeeding, the baby is exposed to the situation and circumstances of putting mother's milk. Oketani massage provides a sense of postpartum comfort, a sense of loss of the mother, softer breasts, more elastic areola and placing makes it easier for the baby to suckle. Through videos, postpartum mothers watch independently and together with other postpartum mothers through video zoom meetings, increasing understanding of the normal oketani breast massage method. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of oketani massage on postpartum mother's milk production through video. The research design is a quasi-experimental design with a quasi-experimental post-test only non-equivalent control group design approach. analyzed by T-test. Purposive sampling research sample, 12 pregnant women for intervention and control. The results of the Oketani Massage Test through watching videos, Paired Test Samples of the Oketani Massage Test Intervention average results/Mean 21.8333, Control Mean 25.2500 and the Sufficiency Value of Breastfeeding Intervention average or Mean 43.8333, Control Mean 38.1667. Siq Levenes breast milk adequacy test .165 > 0.05 variance of intervention data and homogeneous control. There is an effect of Oketani Massage intervention on the performance or adequacy of ASI Sig 2 tailed <0.05. The success of Oketani Massage, postpartum mothers watched the video zoom meeting continued independently. Many questions especially can be done by yourself. Mother's milk production increases, which can be seen from the assessment of the baby getting breast milk. Oketani massage really needs to be spread on other occasions so that many mothers can benefit and prevent shunting of children. Oketani massage uses videos for postpartum mothers to increase knowledge of postpartum mothers and their families about breast care in increasing milk production and breast milk growth