The Effectiveness Of Cabbage Compresses Against Mastitis Reduction In Post Partum Mothers In Bekasi Private Hospitals 2022

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Pain due to breast swelling can make the feeling of discomfort and painful not only in the mother but also in the baby. Breastfeeding problems generally occur in the first 2 weeks of puerperium, which occurs postpartum, one of which is breast swelling caused by uneven milk production because the baby does not breastfeed enough to his mother. So that the rest of the milk is collected in the duct system which results in swelling and breast milk dams. This study found out the effectiveness of cabbage compresses against reducing mastitis in post-partum mothers in hospitals. Private Bekasi.
METHOD: is quantitative with a pre-experimental method research design with a one group pre test-post test design approach, the object of the study is the effectiveness of cabbage compresses against mastitis reduction in post partum mothers. Data analysis using univariate and bivariate with wilcoxon and mannwhitney tests. The average post partum maternal milk dam before cabbage compresses with an average of 53.00 after cabbage was given with an average of 22.75 with a p-value of 0.0001.
RESULTS: There is an effectiveness of cabbage compresses against mastitis reduction in post partum mothers in the hospital. Private Bekasi.
CONCLUSION: Of health workers in order to provide counseling and good information about the benefits of nonpharmacological treatment in dealing with the problem of mastitis reduction in post partum mothers, especially for primiparous mothers where the mother has not understood correctly about how to breastfeed both primiparous mothers to avoid the occurrence of breast milk dams