Journal for Quality in Women's Health DOI : https://doi.
org/10.
30994/jqwh.
https://jqwh.
ISSN: 2615-6660 .
2615-6644 .
Vol.
8 No 2.
September 2025.
Page 104-109
ENHANCING BREASTFEEDING MOTIVATION: THE
ROLE OF HUSBANDSAo KNOWLEDGE AND SUPPORT
AMONG POSTPARTUM MOTHERS
Reni Yuli Astutik1.
Nining Istighosah1.
Stevani Basuki2.
Fitria Rahayu1 1S1 Midwifery Study Program.
STRADA Indonesia University.
Jawa Timur City.
Indonesia 2D3 Midwifery Study Program.
STRADA Indonesai University.
Jawa Timur City.
Indonesia Email: 1reniyulia@starad.
Phone number: 62 85850287346
ABSTRACT
Breastfeeding is a natural process that strengthens the motherAeinfant bond and requires patience, knowledge, and family support, especially from husbands.
This study aimed to examine the relationship between maternal knowledge and husbandAos support with the motivation of postpartum mothers in breastfeeding.
An analytic design with a crosectional approach was used, involving 40 postpartum mothers selected through purposive sampling.
Independent variables were maternal knowledge and husbandAos the dependent variable was breastfeeding motivation.
Data collected using questionnaires and analyzed with the chi-square test.
The results were that 50% of respondents had good knowledge, 57.
5% received husbandAos support, and 65% had positive breastfeeding motivation.
Chi-Square analysis revealed a significant relationship between maternal knowledge and husbandAos support and breastfeeding motivation .
= 000 < 0.
Maternal knowledge and husbandAos support are critical determinants of breastfeeding motivation.
Strengthening health education and encouraging active husband involvement are recommended strategies to enhance exclusive breastfeeding practices.
Keywords: HusbandAos Knowledge.
HusbandAos Support.
Breastfeeding Motivation.
Postpartum
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INTRODUCTION
Breast milk is the most ideal source of nutrition for newborns, antibodies, and growth factors crucial for optimal growth and development.
The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF recommend exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for the first six months of life, followed by continued breastfeeding alongside complementary feeding until at least two years of age (Victoria,et.
,al, 2.
Breastfeeding provides numerous short- and long-term benefits, including reduced risks of infant mortality and infectious diseases, as well as protection for mothers against breast and ovarian cancers (WHO, 2.
Globally, however.
EBF coverage remains below target.
The 2024 Global Breastfeeding Scorecard reported that only about 48Ae50% of infants under six months were exclusively breastfedAistill below WHOAos minimum target of 50% by 2025 (WHO, 2.
In Indonesia, the EBF rate has improved significantly from 52% in 2017 to 68% in 2023, with national statistics indicating a coverage of 73.
East Java Province 59% EBF coverage in 2024 (East Java Health Office, 2.
Among its districts.
Ponorogo stands out as one of nine areas in East Java that surpassed 80% EBF coverage as early as 2015, positioning it as a regional model of success (Brown & Davies.
However, achieving quantitative targets does not necessarily reflect the breastfeeding practices.
The current challenge in East Java lies not in coverage, but in ensuring maternal motivation, sustaining breastfeeding beyond six months, and improving the psychosocial support system during the postpartum period.
Evidence shows that husbandAos knowledge and support are critical in sustaining maternal motivation to A study by Pisacane et al.
found that mothers who received active support from their partners were twice as likely to maintain EBF for six months compared to unsupported Similarly, a systematic review by Nguyen et al.
highlighted that including fathers in breastfeeding breastfeeding, and duration.
These studies emphasize that breastfeeding involvement may fail to address crucial behavioral and cultural factors.
Despite East JavaAos relatively high
EBF
mothersAi especially in rural or traditionally patriarchal communitiesAistill face emotional burdens and practical barriers to continued breastfeeding.
In these contexts, breastfeeding is often seen as solely a motherAos responsibility, leading to physical and emotional fatigue that can decrease breastfeeding motivation over time.
Ponorogo, as a district with a high breastfeeding achievement, presents a valuable context to examine why strengthening husbandAos knowledge and support remains essential even after reaching EBF targets.
Such efforts are necessary not only to maintain coverage, but to ensure quality, consistency, and sustainability of breastfeeding as part of long-term maternal and child health Therefore, this study aims to examine the relationship between husbandAos knowledge and support and Journal for Quality in Women's Health | 105 Journal for Quality in Women's Health maternal motivation to breastfeed in half of them were aged 18-25 years postpartum mothers in Ponorogo namely 42.
5%, had high school Regency.
East Java.
The findings are education namely 45%.
For working expected to contribute to developing data, half of them were worked as evidence-based, family-centered housewife, namely 40%.
Based on breastfeeding interventions in both local parity, amount 55% were multiparous.
Table 1.
Characteristic respondents and national settings.
METHODS
Respondent Amount Percentage This research used the analytical (%) survey method.
The type is analytical Age with an observational approach.
The 18-25 years time approach used in this research is 26-35 years cross sectional.
The research was 36-40 years conducted in December 2023.
The >40 years population in this study were Education postpartum mothers who gave birth Elementary January until December 2023 in one of Junior high hospital in Ponorogo regency, a total of High 217 people.
The sampling technique Collage used purposive sampling who met the Working inclusion and exclusion criteria, samples Not working 0 amount 40 postpartum mothers.
The Housewife inclusion criteria in this study were Private sector 10 normal postpartum mothers, rooming Self9 in, no complications in the mother and Exclusion Teacher postpartum mothers who refused to be Parity The independent variable (X.
husbandAos Primiparous knowledge, (X.
husbandAos support and Multiparous dependent variable (Y) breastfeeding Grande Total This research has received an Based on the respondents' level of ethical approval letter from STRADA knowledge, 20 people .
%) had a good Indonesia University Number level of knowledge.
(Table .
000564/EC/KEPK/I/12/2023.
December 2023.
The research data are displayed in Table 2.
Distribution of HusbandAos Data analysis includes Knowledge Levels editing, coding, scoring, and tabulating.
N Knowled Frequen Percentag The analysis of the influence test uses the ge Levels cy chi-square test.
RESULTS
Good Based on table 1 above, almost Sufficient 16 half of the total respondents were found.
Journal for Quality in Women's Health | 106 Journal for Quality in Women's Health Less Total Based on Table 3, 23 respondents .
5%) have their husbandAos support, while 17 respondents .
5%) do not.
Table 3.
Distribution of RespondentAos Husband Support N Husband Frequenc Percenta Aos Support Support 23 Support Total Based on Table 4, 26 respondents .
%) have positive breastfeeding motivations, while 14 respondents .
5%) have negative breastfeeding Table 4.
Distribution of Breastfeeding Motivations N Breastfee Frequen Percentag 1 Positive 2 Negative 14 Total Table 5 shows that there was an influence of the husband's level of value=0.
Table 5.
Husband's Level of Knowledge Regarding Motivation for Breastfeeding Knowled Breastfeeding ge levels Motivation Negati Positiv Less 4 .
%) .
%) Sufficient 10 Good Table 6 shows that there was an influence of the husband's support and motivation on breastfeeding motivations .
value =0.
Table 6.
Husband's Support Regarding Motivation for Breastfeeding HubandAos Breastfeeding Support Motivation Negati Positiv Not Support .
5%) .
Support .
DISCUSSION