Early Breastfeeding Practice in Padang, West Sumatera Priscilla Vetty1,*, Wulandari Pratiwi1 1Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Andalas, Padang, West Sumatera, Indonesia *Corresponding Author: Vetty Priscilla, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Andalas, Padang, e-mail: vettypriscilla@nrs.unand.ac.id
Online published on 23 December, 2019. Abstract Background Early breastfeeding practice has many opportunities not only for the baby itself but also for mother. By feeding the baby sooner after delivery has positive effect to sustainabilty for succsesfull exclusive breastfeeding. Objective The aim of the study was to obtain an overview of the implementation of early breastfeeding in the city of Padang. Method The type of research used is descriptive. Data collection was conducted from May to October 2018. Data was taken by purposive sampling with the number of respondents 213 postpartum mothers in the city of Padang. Data is analyzed univariately. Results It showed that the majority of respondents breastfed their babies within 1 day after giving birth which is 80% and within 1 hour after giving birth that is 14%, almost 100% of respondents gave colostrum to babies and more than half (53%) of respondents had motivation in early breastfeeding. Conclution The success of early breastfeeding is due to the strong motivation of the mother to be able to carry it out. Top Keywords Early breastfeeding, Colostrum, Motivation. Top |