DEMONSTRASI PIJAT OKSITOSIN SEBAGAI UPAYA MELANCARKAN PRODUKSI ASI PADA IBU MENYUSUI DI DESA SIGULANG KECAMATAN PADANGSIDIMPUAN TENGGARA TAHUN 2023

Abstract

Oxytocin massage is one way to overcome breast milk production problems. Oxytocin massage is a massage along the spine (vertebrae) to the 5th-6th costae bone and is an attempt to stimulate prolactin and oxytocin hormones after childbirth (Astutik, 2015). This oxytocin massage is done to stimulate the oxytocin reflex or let down the reflex. In addition to stimulating letdown, the benefits of oxytocin massage are to provide comfort to the mother, reduce breast swelling, reduce obstruction in breast milk, stimulate the release of oxytocin hormone, and maintain breast milk production when the mother and baby are sick. The purpose of oxytocin massage is to stimulate the oxytocin reflex (milk ejection reflex), facilitate breast milk, provide comfort to the mother, and reduce breast swelling. Oxytocin massage can be done by the husband or family of the breastfeeding mother. The oxytocin massage demonstration aims to increase the skills of breastfeeding mothers in oxytocin massage to launch breast milk production so that mothers can provide breast milk to their babies. The target of this activity is breastfeeding mothers in Sigulang village, Southeast Padangsidimpuan sub-district. This oxytocin massage demonstration was done by demonstrating directly to breastfeeding mothers so that mothers understand more about oxytocin massage. The results of this activity are breastfeeding mothers can feel the benefits of oxytocin massage and can teach their husbands or families to do oxytocin massage to breastfeeding mothers.