Effect of Oxytocin Massage on Breast Milk Production in Post Partum Mother at Midwifery Klinic Siti Hajar Bandar Lampung

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Newborns need to get optimal care from birth, which is one of the ideal foods. Breast milk (ASI) is the most recommended food for babies for at least the first 6 months of life. The way to overcome the uneven production of breast milk is by doing oxytocin massage, which is one of the most appropriate solutions to accelerate and facilitate breastfeeding, namely by massaging along the spine (vertebrae) to the coastal bones will provide comfort to the mother after experiencing the delivery process so that it does not inhibit the secretion of the hormone prolactin. and oxytocin. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of oxytocin massage on breast milk production in postpartum mothers. This research method uses quantitative methods with a pre-experimental approach using one group pretest and posttest design. The population in this study were all postpartum mothers at midwifery klinic  Siti Hajar, as many as 30 people were divided into two groups, control group consisting of 15 respondents and the intervention group consisting of 15 respondents was carried out from November to December 2021. Based on the results of statistical tests using the Wilcoxon test, a p-value of 0.000 (α<0.05) was obtained, which means that there was a difference between the frequency of breastfeeding babies in the group given oxytocin massage and the control group. , p-value 0.000 (α<0.05), which means that there is a difference between the frequency of URINARY infants in the group given oxytocin massage and the control group.