International Journal of Public Health Excellence (IJPHE)
Vol. 1 No. 1 (2022): Agustus 2021-January 2022 (First Release)

The Effect of Simplicia Leaves of Papaya (Carica Papaya L) on Adequacy of Breast Milk in Babies Aged 6 Months

Novita Sari Batubara (Aufa Royhan University)
Nur Aliyah Rangkuti (Aufa Royhan University)
Rya Anastasya Siregar (Aufa Royhan University)
Elvi Suryani (Darmais Padangsidimpuan Midwifery Academy)
Ratna Dewi Siregar (Aufa Royhan University)
Maryam Latifah Harahap (Darmais Padangsidimpuan Midwifery Academy)



Article Info

Publish Date
16 Jan 2022

Abstract

Adequacy of breast milk is the condition of the baby or mother showing several signs that indicate satisfaction in the production or consumption of breast milk. Infants aged 6 months, can be judged to have adequate breastfeeding, one of which is marked by the baby drinking breast milk every 2-3 hours or in 24 hours at least getting breast milk 8 times in the first 2-3 weeks. Papaya leaf simplicia can be one way to increase the rate of secretion and milk production and a strategy to overcome the failure of exclusive breastfeeding caused by low milk production. Based on this background, the researchers conducted a study on the effect of papaya leaf simplicia (Carica Papaya L.) on the adequacy of breast milk in infants aged 6 months. This type of research is a quasi-experiment with a one-group pretest-posttest design. The results showed that there was an effect of Papaya Leaf Simplicia (Carica Papaya L.) on the adequacy of breast milk in infants aged 6 months (sig=0,000<α=0,05). This shows that consuming Papaya Leaf Simplicia (Carica Papaya L.) is proven to be effective in increasing the adequacy of breast milk.

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ijphe

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Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology Nursing Public Health

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International Journal of Public Health Excellence (IJPHE), ISSN 2809-9826 (online) has a subject area as follows, but is not limited to the following health areas that are reproduction health, medical service, health statistics, health management, oral hygiene, medical bio, civilized environmental ...