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Keyakinan ibu menyusui dikaitkan secara positif dengan peningkatan durasimenyusui pada berbagai budaya dan kelompok usia. Penelitian ini bertujuan untukmengetahui pengaruh kontak kulit ke kulit segera terhadap keyakinan ibumenyusui paska bedah sesar. Desain penelitian quasi eksperiment posttest onlydesign with control groups yang melibatkan 52 ibu dengan consecutive samplingdi kota Langsa-Aceh. Pengambilan data menggunakan instrumen BreastfeedingSelf-Efficacy Scale-Short Form. Hasil uji statistik Indenpendent t testmenunjukkan adanya perbedaan nilai rerata keyakinan ibu menyusui padakelompok intervensi dan kelompok kontrol (59,00±6,54; 49,62±7,78 p=0,001).Kontak kulit ke kulit terbukti dapat mempengaruhi keyakinan ibu menyusui paskabedah sesar

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ABSTRACT
Maternal breastfeeding self-efficacy is positively associated with increasedduration of breastfeeding in different cultures and age groups. This study aims todetermine the effect of skin-to-skin contact immediately after cesarean section onmaternal breastfeeding self efficacy. The research design is Posttest quasiexperimentalresearch design only with control groups involving 52 women withconsecutive sampling in Langsa-Aceh. The data collected through breastfeedingSelf-Efficacy Scale-Short Form. The results of Independent t test showed asignificant difference in the mean values of maternal breastfeeding self efficacy inthe intervention group and the control group (59.00 ± 6.54; 49.62 ± 7.78 p=0.001). Skin to skin contact is proven to affect the maternal breastfeeding selfefficacy after cesarean section significantly.;Maternal breastfeeding self-efficacy is positively associated with increasedduration of breastfeeding in different cultures and age groups. This study aims todetermine the effect of skin-to-skin contact immediately after cesarean section onmaternal breastfeeding self efficacy. The research design is Posttest quasiexperimentalresearch design only with control groups involving 52 women withconsecutive sampling in Langsa-Aceh. The data collected through breastfeedingSelf-Efficacy Scale-Short Form. The results of Independent t test showed asignificant difference in the mean values of maternal breastfeeding self efficacy inthe intervention group and the control group (59.00 ± 6.54; 49.62 ± 7.78 p=0.001). Skin to skin contact is proven to affect the maternal breastfeeding selfefficacy after cesarean section significantly., Maternal breastfeeding self-efficacy is positively associated with increasedduration of breastfeeding in different cultures and age groups. This study aims todetermine the effect of skin-to-skin contact immediately after cesarean section onmaternal breastfeeding self efficacy. The research design is Posttest quasiexperimentalresearch design only with control groups involving 52 women withconsecutive sampling in Langsa-Aceh. The data collected through breastfeedingSelf-Efficacy Scale-Short Form. The results of Independent t test showed asignificant difference in the mean values of maternal breastfeeding self efficacy inthe intervention group and the control group (59.00 ± 6.54; 49.62 ± 7.78 p=0.001). Skin to skin contact is proven to affect the maternal breastfeeding selfefficacy after cesarean section significantly.]