Effect Of Baby Care On Mother's Ability To Take Care Of Newborn In Bengkulu City

Postpartum depression is a mood disorder after childbirth that occurs due to unpreparedness to give birth to a baby and become a mother. This will have an impact on the mother's ability to care for newborns. It is essential to educate newborn care management so that mothers can care for their babies well and healthy. This study aims to determine the effect of family-based education on infant care on the mother's ability to care for newborns. The design used in this study is quasiexperimental, using two group posttest-only design. In this study, the sample was taken using cluster sampling with a total of 20 samples in each group. The intervention group was observed, and family-based education about baby care was conducted while the control group was observed and carried out only with leaflets. The analysis be adopted a nonparametric test with the chi-square test. The results of the study were obtained by the value of P (Value) 0.001 <α (0.05) So it can be concluded that there is an effect of family-based education on infant care on the mother's ability to care for newborns in the city of Bengkulu. Health education ( educational) is a series of efforts to influence other people, whether individuals, families, groups or communities. The education given to the family has a significant impact on the ability to perform maternal care for the baby.