MIDWIVES' KNOWLEDGE ABOUT LOTUS BIRTH AT PUSKESMAS PERLAYUAN, RANTAU UTARA DISTRICT, LABUHANBATU REGENCY

Abstract

Lotus Birth is a form of treatment for newborns in which the baby's umbilical cord is attached to the baby and the placenta is left without clamping or cutting. The World Health Organization WHO stresses the importance of combining maternal and infant care and states clearly (in its practical guide to Normal Labor Care: "Delayed clamping is physiological in umbilical cord care and early clamping is an intervention that still requires further evidence. This study is descriptive, aims to find out the knowledge of midwives about Lotus Birth. And using primary and secondary data. The population in this study is all midwives working at the Perlayuan Health Center in 2022 as many as 47 respondents. The technique used is the total sampling technique, where the entire population is used as a sample. From the results of the study, it can be concluded that the midwife's knowledge about Lotus Birth is in the good category: 26 people (55.31%) have sufficient knowledge, 15 people (31.92%) have poor knowledge, 6 people (12.77%). Based  on age, in the age group of 32-36 years there were 8 respondents (12.21%), good knowledge based on length of work, in the group ˂5 years there were 16 respondents (34.04%), good knowledge based on information sources in the group that received information by 26 respondents (55.31%). Based on the results of research conducted with variables of age, length of work, and sources of information, it can be concluded that midwives' knowledge about Lotus Birth is included in the good category. And it is hoped that respondents / midwives can carry out this lotus birth at the Perlayuan Health Center, North Rantau District