HUSBAND INVOLVEMENT TO ACCOMPANYING HIS WIFE IN THE
IMPLEMENTATION EARLY INITIATION OF BREASTFEEDING TO POST
CESAREAN SECTION DELIVERY AT HOSPITAL

*Sestu Retno Dwi Andayani, **Nursalam, ***Rachmat Hargono
Page No. 72-82

Background: The process of Early Initiation of Breastfeeding on cesarean section is rarely
implemented. This is because pain from the surgical wound, the effect of anesthesia, discomfort, and
yet the milk discharge after surgery. The purpose of this study was to determine the involvement of
husband in accompanied his wife in cesarean section in the implementation Early Initiation of
Breastfeeding. Method: Design of explanation with a population of women post cesarean section in
Jombang and Madiun General Hospital in February to May 2016. The sample size was 282 with
total sampling technique. Results and analysis: all variable involvement of the husband (support
and interaction) directly influence the health care need of cesarean section’s mother, health care
need does not affect the implementation of Early Initiation of Breastfeeding, with a value of λ =>
1.96. Conclusion: involvement (support and interaction) husband is very necessary to reduce
health care need in mothers laboring cesarean section. Early Initiation of Breastfeeding success in
the mother post cesarean section is not only influenced by health care need, but also influenced by
other factors.
Keywords: cesarean section, early initiation of breastfeeding, health care need, pain, anxiety