Penulis : Novalinda Rambe
Abstrak : Background, early suckled initiation is one of normal childbirth rear standard (APN). Early suckled initiation has a role to reach the Millenium Development Goals (MGDs) object, especially for the fourth object, that is help to decrease the number of baby mortality. Purpose of this study is to know the relation between midwife knowledge with implementation of early suckled initiation. The design of this study is analytical method by using cross sectional approach. The sample in this study was 60 midwives in number. The instrument that used was closed questionnaire sheet that consist of 20 questions for knowledge and observation sheet that consist of 10 steps of early suckled initiation procedure realization. The data analysis was done by Using Chi Square test. The research result, from 60 respondents, the majority are good knowledge and did some of early suckled initiation were 14 persons (23,3%) and the minority is less knowledge and did some of early suckled initiation was 1 person (1,7%), so there is the effect of midwife knowledge with early suckled initiation realization, where value Ï<α (0,01<0,05). The conclusion, there is the relation of midwife knowledge with early suckled realization. Suggestion, midwives are expected to increase their knowledge and skill in dotreatment in new baby born, so it can decrease the number of baby mortality. Keywords : Knowledge, Implementation of the Early Suckled Initiation