THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VIRGIN COCONUT OIL (VCO) AND MORINGA LEAF (Morinaga oleifera) ON BREST MILK PRODUCTION IN POSTPARTUM MOTHER AT TUMINTING PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER MANADO 2019

Abstract

Breastmilk (Air Susu Ibu/ASI) is food and drink given by the mother to her baby. According to Riskesdas 2013, exclusive breastfeeding in Indonesia only reached 30.2% while the expected target was 80%. From the Manado City health profile data the coverage of exclusive breastfeeding in 2017 was 32.7%, while in Tuminting Public Health Center in 2017 was 18%. The coverage is still below the national target of 80%. From interviews with a number of puerperal women in Tuminting, 25% of them did not provide exclusive breastfeeding because of the small production of breast milk. This is one of the reasons for conducting research on "The effectiveness of Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) and Moringa leaf (Morinaga oleifera) combination on breast milk production in postpartum mothers at Tuminting Public Health Center in Manado in 2019. The research method used in this study was an experimental posttest only control group design. The population in this study all third trimester pregnant women who visited the Tuminting Public Health Center in Manado. The research sample consisted of 30 treatment groups, 30 control groups. The sampling technique was done by purposive sampling technique. The results of this study indicate that there is an increase in breastmilk production in the treatment group. So there is an effect of providing a combination of Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) and Moringa leaf (Morinaga oleifera) on the production of breast milk in postpartum mothers. With the results of this study, it is expected to contribute to the success of government programs especially maternal and child health in reducing infant and child mortality rate and support the success of exclusive breastfeeding programs