The improvement of infants exclusive breastfeeding through the intervention of DC motor vibratory (DMV) to postpartum mother in USU Medan hospital

Abstract

Objective

To determine the effect of DMV on the success of exclusive breastfeeding.

Method

This research is a quasi-experimental with control group design. The sample of this study was 76 postpartum mothers each in the intervention 38 and control groups 38. The instruments used were demographic data and exclusive breastfeeding. The intervention was DMV which was carried out for postpartum mothers for 6 months. Data analysis uses independent t-test.

Results

The results showed that an increase in exclusive breastfeeding for postpartum mothers through the DMV program in Medan City, p = 0.03 (p < 0.05) with a mean intervention of 5.55, SD 0.82 and a mean control of 5.13, SD 0.83.

Conclusions

The intervention of exclusive breastfeeding is very important to increase the amount of breastfeeding in postpartum mothers. This intervention is expected to be carried out regularly in the community.