Open AccessThe Effect of Simplicia Leaves of Papaya (Carica Papaya L) on Adequacy of Breast Milk in Babies Aged 6 Months
Author(s) -
Novita Sari Batubara,
Nur Aliyah Rangkuti,
Rya Anastasya Siregar,
Elvi Suryani,
Ratna Dewi Siregar,
Maryam Latifah Harahap
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of public health excellence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2809-9826
DOI - 10.55299/ijphe.v1i1.3
Subject(s) - carica , breastfeeding , breast milk , medicine , breast feeding , milk production , biology , horticulture , zoology , pediatrics , biochemistry
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.