ABSTRAKIbu yang memiliki anak pertama belum memiliki pengalaman menyusui. Pemberian
ASI dipengaruhi oleh banyak faktor, salah satunya yaitu persepsi. Peneliti ingin
mengetahui pemberian ASI dan persepsi terhadap bentuk puting payudara pada ibu
primipara. Desain penelitian yang digunakan yaitu cross sectional dengan teknik
pengambilan sampel purposive sampling. Jumlah responden yang diambil sebanyak
48 responden di Kelurahan Kemiri Muka, Depok. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan
52,1% memiliki persepsi positif terhadap bentuk puting payudara dan sebanyak
85,4% ibu menyusui tidak eksklusif. Rekomendasi untuk penelitian selanjutnya
adalah mengidentifikasi hubungan persepsi bentuk puting payudara dengan
pemberian ASI pada ibu primipara.
Abstract Mothers who had their first child do not have the experience of breastfeeding.
Breastfeeding is influenced by many factors, one of them is perception. The objective
of this research is to find the perception of nipple shape and breastfeeding in
primipara mothers. The design used in this research was cross sectional with
purposive sample technique. The number of respondents is taken on as many as 48
respondents in the Kemiri Muka, Depok. The results showed 52.1% had positive
perceptions of the breast and nipple shape while as much as 85.4% of mothers do not
breastfeed exclusively. Recommendation for future research is to identify the
relationship between the perception of nipple shape and breastfeeding in primipara
mothers.