Effect Of Early Initiation Of Breastfeeding On Uterine Involution: Literature Review

Background : Early initiation of breastfeeding is one of the factors that affect the involution of the uterus, which occurs when the baby sucks the nipple, stimulation occurs and secretes the hormone oxytocin. The hormone oxytocin accelerates uterine involution and minimizes the amount of blood loss. The coverage of newborns who received early initiation of breastfeeding (IMD) in South Kalimantan in 2019 was 73.48%. This is a fairly high number. Objectives : To determine the effect of early breastfeeding initiation on uterine involution: Literature Review. Methods : Literature review in a literature search was sourced from Pubmed, using the keywords early initiation of breastfeeding and uterine involution from 10 journals. Results : The literature review that carried out early initiation of breastfeeding (IMD) has an effect on changes in uterine involution. There was a significant change in mothers who did IMD and did not do IMD, there was a difference in the amount of blood loss and the return of the reproductive organs to their original state was faster in mothers who did IMD. Conclusion : There is an effect of early initiation of breastfeeding on uterine involution.