Penulis : Ertitawati Siregar
Abstrak : Background : colostrum is able to coat the intestines of infancts and babies digestive prepare access to receire the next food. Circulating in the community nar sing infant is breastfed if breast milk has white color that is after the colostrum is discarded. Purpose : to determine the relationship of post partum maternal knowledge about giring colostrum to the newborn in the Northern Nias district area Namohalu 2014. Research design : an analytical cross sectional approach, sampling with sample random sampling, questionnaries, and analysis of test data chi square. Results : based on research conducted from 7 know that people who have good knowledge, the majority at giring colostrum by 5 people (8,3%). And 13 people who are knowledgable enough majority 34 (56,7%) did not give colostrum. Conclusion : There is a relationship at knowledge regarding the provision at colostrum. Suggestion : Recommended for new mothersto give colostrum to the baby and are looking for information about the benefist at kolostrum.
Keyword : Mother’s lavel of knowledge, giving colostrum