1Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Andalas, Padang, West Sumatera, Indonesia
Early breastfeeding practice has many opportunities not only for the baby itself but also for mother. By feeding the baby sooner after delivery has positive effect to sustainabilty for succsesfull exclusive breastfeeding.
The aim of the study was to obtain an overview of the implementation of early breastfeeding in the city of Padang.
The type of research used is descriptive. Data collection was conducted from May to October 2018. Data was taken by purposive sampling with the number of respondents 213 postpartum mothers in the city of Padang. Data is analyzed univariately.
It showed that the majority of respondents breastfed their babies within 1 day after giving birth which is 80% and within 1 hour after giving birth that is 14%, almost 100% of respondents gave colostrum to babies and more than half (53%) of respondents had motivation in early breastfeeding.
The success of early breastfeeding is due to the strong motivation of the mother to be able to carry it out.
Early breastfeeding, Colostrum, Motivation
