THE RELATIONSHIP OF BREASTFEEDING WITH THE INCIDENT OF NEONATORY JAUNDICE IN NEWBORN BABIES 0-7 DAYS AT PEGAJAHAN HEALTH CENTER, SERDANG BEDAGAI DISTRICT 2023

Abstract

One of the goals of health development is to reduce the number of infant deaths. The World Health Organization (World Health Organization) in 2005 stated that the under-five mortality rate in the world was 42%, while in Indonesia the infant mortality rate was 34/1000 live births, the under-five mortality rate was 44/1000 live births (Indonesian Ministry of Health in Fatimah, 2017 ). Infant mortality is death that occurs when a baby is born until the baby is not exactly one year old. Many factors are associated with infant mortality. Broadly speaking, in terms of causes of infant death, there are two types, namely endogenous and exogenous. Endogenous infant death or what is commonly called neonatal death is infant death that occurs in the first month after birth and is generally caused by factors introduced during pregnancy. Exogenous infant death or post-neonatal death is infant death that occurs after the age of one month until approaching the age of one which is caused by factors related to the influence of the external environment.The Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) is one of the main indicators of a country's health status. IMR also indicates the ability and quality of health services, capacity of health services, quality of education and community knowledge, quality of environmental health, socio-culture and barriers to gaining access to health services. The most common cause of death in infants and toddlers is due to lack of nutrition, namely 58% (WHO in Fatimah, 2017). Breastfeeding is not optimal in treating 45% of deaths due to neonatal infectious diseases, 30% of deaths due to diarrhea and 18% of deaths due to acute respiratory problems in toddlers. The deaths of 30,000 children.