APPLICATION OF OXYTOSIN MASSAGE IN THE EFFORT TO INCREASE THE PRODUCTION OF ASI AS THROUGH TRAINING FOR MIDWIVES

Breastfeeding is the optimal way to provide nutrition and babysitting, Riau Province Health Service Data in 2015 stated that the exclusive coverage of Riau Province was 68.8% and Pekanbaru City Health Service data in 2015 was 71.3%. The results of observations and interviews with midwives members of the Taman Sari Pekanbaru IBI branch have already used oxytocin massage and it has been proven that it can increase milk in postpartum mothers. Based on this, the community service team of researchers was interested in increasing the knowledge of all midwives at the Taman Sari Branch through "Increasing Midwives Knowledge About Oxytocin Massage in Efforts to Increase Breast Milk Production through Training for Midwives at the Taman Sari IBI Branch Office in Pekanbaru in 2019". The implementation of community service activities is aimed at prospective lactating mothers (pregnant), lactating mothers and mothers who give birth at Taman Sari clinic. Activities will begin in May 2019 until August 2019 at the Taman Sari I Clinic in Peknbaru City. community service activities carried out with midwives, husbands and mothers of maternal families and involving students of Study Program III of the Health Polytechnic Midwife of the Ministry of Health of Riau, methods of implementing mentoring and applying oxytocin massage consisting of refresher knowledge and skills of midwives doing oxytocin massage, advocacy and guidance and monitoring and evaluation of kemasing - each Taman Sari clinic in Pekanbaru City. As a result of this community service, the midwife's knowledge and skills in oxytocin massage are increased. There was an increase in knowledge of midwives by 53% and skills by 100% and all women giving birth to breastfeed their babies. Every maternity mother should be taught oxytocin massage techniques and be a routine care for every maternity mother in an effort to increase milk.