The effect of parity, nutritional status, age of baby and smoking status to antioxidant of breast milk

Abstract

Objective

This study was aimed to know the effect of parity, nutritional mother, age of the baby, and smoking status to antioxidant of breast milk.

Method

This study was an experimental laboratory study aimed at obtaining total antioxidants in breast milk. A sample of 24 people was taken using purposive sampling that met the inclusion criteria, namely postpartum mothers over ten days who were breastfeeding, mothers who gave birth normally enough months (37–40 weeks), babies born alive, and were willing to participate in this study by signing informed consent. Samples taken were breastfeeding mothers who have babies less than or equal to 6 months old. A sample of 10 ccs of breast milk was taken from the respondent using a breast milk pump, and then it was tested for its antioxidant levels by testing the antioxidant activity of the DPPH method (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl) in the Biopharmaca Laboratory.

Results

The results showed that there was no influence of the parity (p = 0.464), the age of the baby (p = 0.649), the nutritional status of the mother (p = 0.960) on the antioxidant breast milk but smoking status had significant influence with antioxidants breast milk (p = 0.026).

Conclusion

Parity, nutritional status of the mother, and age of baby are not influenced antioxidants of breast milk, but smoking status has significant influence.