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Correlation between occupation, stress level and breast milk production during covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology ; 15(4):2198-2204, 2021.
Article in English | EMBASE | ID: covidwho-1527169
ABSTRACT

Introduction:

Burdensand types of occupation will cause psychological stress during Covid-19 pandemic, especially jobs in the medical field. The rapid transmission of the disease and the increasing number of people infected by Covid-19 bring anxiety and worry and decrease the level of happiness that will obstruct the secretion of oxytocin hormone that brings problems to breast milk production and breastfeeding process. This study was aimed at analyzing the correlation between occupation, stress level and breast milk production during Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia.

Method:

This correlational study was conducted by using cross sectional design.Thetechniqueused to collect the samples totaling 110 breastfeeding mothers was simple random sampling technique. The independent variables were occupation and stress level, whereas the dependent variable was breast milk production. This study used Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) questionnaire to measure the stress level and another questionnaire to measure the smoothness of breast milk production. Furthermore, data analysis was done by using Chisquare statistic test with the significance level of p < 0.05.

Result:

The result of this study showed that of 110 respondents, most of them (67%) worked in the medical field;nearly all (70.9%) experienced severe stress;and nearly all (80%) had unsmooth production of breast milk. Whilst, the result of Chi-square test showed that the value of p =0.000 showing that there was a correlation between occupation, stress level and breast milk production during Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia.

Conclusion:

Occupation, stress level and breast milk production are correlated during Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia. Therefore, the medical workers, especially nurses are expected to play their active roles to educate and teach the breastfeeding mothers how to manage stress correctly to maintain the production of breast milk in any conditions.

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Full text: Available Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: EMBASE Language: English Journal: Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology Year: 2021 Document Type: Article