Pengaruh Kontak Kulit ke Kulit Segera terhadap Keyakinan Ibu Menyusui Paska Bedah Sesar

There are several factors influence the succesness of breastfeeding. Skin contact immediately after delivery is the key factor to stimulate the lactation process. This process depend on self efficacy of mother. The aim of this study was to identify the effect of skin-to-skin contact immediately after cesarean section on maternal breastfeeding self-efficacy. The method of this research was quasi-experiment, post-test only design with control group, used consecutive sampling, conducted to 52 women divided into control n intervention group each group consist of 26 woman in Langsa-Aceh. Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form used to collect data. The results showed mean value of mother's self-efficacy whom are treated by skin-to-skin contact immediately of their baby after cesarean section is better than control group (59.00 ± 6.54; 49.62 ± 7.78). The value is different significantly with p= 0.001. Skin to skin contact was needed to increase mother's self efficacy which influence the lactation process