Oxytocin Massage Can Increase Breastfeeding Production in Postpartum Mothers

<p class="Normal1"><em>Breastfeeding is the most appropriate feeding method for babies, so Government issued a policy of Implementing 10 Steps to Successful Breastfeeding support successful breastfeeding. However, coverage exclusive breastfeeding still low. Pre-lacteal feeding, culture, and common knowledge are causes failure In addition, mother's perception insufficient milk supply reason stopping Therefore, an oxytocin massage intervention needed increase production. This study aims determine effect on production in postpartum mothers work area Bengkulu City Health Center. Quasi-experimental research design with control group post-test only. The treatment was women who were given massage, while endorphin massage. A sample 34 people taken by purposive sampling technique. Data collected through questionnaires observation sheets. breast pump measures analyzed univariately, bivariate independent t-test, multivariate Ancona. results showed that there p=0.00. mean difference 1.54. There IMD status p=0.00, frequency Oxytocin not dominant variable affecting It recommended health service providers provide education continuously during pregnancy, perinatal, until baby two years old involving family using digital information technology can reach all targets.</em></p><p class="Normal1"> </p><strong><em>Keywords: Production</em></strong>