Factors that positively influence to improve exclusive breastfeeding

Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta

2019-07-30

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Based on World Health Statistics infant mortality rate in the world in 2016 is 41 per 1,000 live births. This value is still quite high if comparing with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at 25 per 1,000 live births. The optimal breastfeeding under two years of age has the greatest potential for survival of all precaution. An effort to prevent infant mortality is by exclusive breastfeeding. Coverage of exclusive breastfeeding in Special Region of Yogyakarta Province in 2017 amounted to 74.9% is still below from the national target of 80%. The aim of this research was to find the factors that positively influence to improve coverage of exclusive breastfeeding. The research method used analytic with cross-sectional design. The result of the study shows that four factors that positively influence to improve exclusive breastfeeding are mother’s knowledge, age of maternal, counseling and education, and social support of midwifes. Knowledge factors have an important role in taking action to give exclusive breastfeeding. Education about breastfeeding is done during pregnancy and during pregnancy visits. Social support of midwifes affect the mother’s choice to breastfeeding exclusively. The most common social support is emotional.