The Effect of Oxytocin Massage on Breast Milk Production in Breastfeeding Mothers In The Working Area of Puskesmas Sungai Bulian In 2024

Background: Infants who receive optimal breastfeeding can avoid mortality, with approximately 800,000 children under five avoiding death each year. Proper breastfeeding can help maintain milk production. It is recommended that mothers breastfeed within one hour after birth. However, not all postpartum mothers are able to produce milk immediately due to the process being influenced by various hormones, stimuli, and nerves impacting oxytocin release. In Indonesia, only 37.3% of infants aged 0-5 months are exclusively breastfed, which is significantly lower than the national target of 80% Method: This study is a quantitative research with a pre-experimental design, using one group pretest-posttest with a paired t-test. The aim of this study is to compare the differences before and after the intervention on breastfeeding mothers aged 7 days to 1 month, in order to explain the effect of oxytocin massage on increasing breast milk production in breastfeeding mothers. Result: Based on the distribution of the amount of breast milk production before oxytocin massage, the average milk production of the respondents was 5.07 ml with a minimum of 2 ml and a maximum of 10 ml. After the oxytocin massage, the average milk production was 20.67 ml with a minimum of 10 ml and a maximum of 28 ml. The analysis results conclude that performing oxytocin massage on breastfeeding mothers can increase breast milk production, with an increase of 15.6 ml. The statistical test results show a p-value of 0.000. Conclusion: Breast milk production in breastfeeding mothers before receiving oxytocin massage averaged 5.07 ml in the working area of Puskesmas Sungai Bulian in 2024. Breast milk production in breastfeeding mothers after receiving oxytocin massage averaged 20.67 ml in the working area of Puskesmas Sungai Bulian in 2024. Statistically, it is proven that oxytocin massage has a significant effect on increasing breast milk production in breastfeeding mothers of infants aged 7 days to 1 month in the working area of Puskesmas Sungai Bulian in 2024