THE EFFECT OF ALADENADA LACTATION MASSAGE ON BREAST MILK PRODUCTION AMONG MOTHERS BREASTFEEDING INFANTS AGED 6–12 MONTHS

This study aimed to analyze the effect of Aladenada lactation massage on breast milk production among mothers breastfeeding infants aged 6–12 months. Breast milk remains an important source of nutrition after complementary feeding begins, and maintaining milk production may support continued breastfeeding. This quantitative study used a pre-experimental one-group pretest–posttest design. Participants were 31 breastfeeding mothers with infants aged 6–12 months recruited through purposive sampling in the working area of Kampung Dalam Public Health Center, Pontianak. Breast milk production was assessed before and after the intervention using a five-item questionnaire. Data normality was assessed using the Shapiro–Wilk test, and the Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used for paired comparisons because the data were not normally distributed. The median score increased from 4.00 before the intervention (minimum 2; maximum 8; standard deviation 2.013) to 10.00 after the intervention (minimum 6; maximum 10; standard deviation 1.431). The Wilcoxon test showed a statistically significant difference (p < 0.001), with all 31 participants recording higher posttest scores. These findings indicate that Aladenada lactation massage was associated with improved breast milk production scores in this group. Because the study had no control group, the results should be interpreted cautiously.