Comparasion of babies weight between exclusive breastfeeding and formula milk in babies under 6 month

Abstract

Exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months in Indonesia is stipulated by the Decree of the Minister of Health Number 450 / SK / Menkes / VIII / 2004 Exclusive breastfeeding at this time as the best food for babies in the first six months of life has not been implemented properly. This is due to the lack of knowledge of mothers, lack of family support and low public awareness of the benefits of exclusive breastfeeding. In addition, it is also caused by a lack of support from health workers, health service facilities, and the influence of the promotion of baby food and beverage producers. The research objective was to determine the differences in body weight for babies aged 6 months in infants who were given exclusive breastfeeding and formula milk in the working area of the Tanjung Pati Community Health Center. The design of this study was a quantitative study with a documentation approach, where the data was taken from the data that had occurred in For respondents who have passed, this study traces the data on babies who are given exclusive breastfeeding and those who are given formula milk that are seen backward (retrospectively) about whether there is a difference in body weight of babies at 6 months of age who are given exclusive breastfeeding with formula milk. It is known that the mean weight of infants aged 6 months in infants given exclusive breastfeeding is 8294.12 grams with a standard deviation of 494,306 grams. Meanwhile, the average body weight of infants aged 6 months who consumed formula milk was 7829.41 grams with a standard deviation of 404,279. The results of the statistical test Independent ttest obtained p value = 0.004 (0.004 <0.05). It was found that there was a difference in body weight for babies aged 6 months for babies who were given exclusive breastfeeding and formula milk in Nagari Solok Bio-Bio, the working area of the Tanjung Pati Public Health Center. It is recommended for people who have babies in Nagari Solok Bio-Bio in particular, and in the working area of the tanjung pati puskesmas to be more motivated to give their babies exclusive breastfeeding to babies aged less than 6 months and avoid formula milk and as long as breast milk is still sufficient for the baby's needs.