Under the Indonesian Demographic and Health Survey (IDHS) in 2007, maternal mortality still quite high, ie 228 per 100,000 live births. Mother died mainly occurs during pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum. According to the millennium development goal (MDG), maternal mortality rate (MMR) in 2015 targeted to fall to 102 per 100,000 live births.
"When the baby sucks the breast, the hormone oxytocin is released by the body and stimulates the uterus to contract and remove the remnants of dirt, including the placenta. Bleeding also be reduced, "said Chairman of the Maternal and Child Health Sector Management of Large Indonesian Doctors Association (IDI), Prof. Ali Bazad. It was proposed at a news conference related to the launch of Maternal and Child Health Movement Towards Achieving Millennium Development Goals and the 2015 National Workshop on "Non-governmental Organizations Statements in Maternal and Child Health 2015 Towards Achieving the MDGs", Wednesday (23/6).
Early initiation of breastfeeding (IMD), which placed the baby on the mother's abdomen and let your baby find her own nipples, go stimulates the release of oxytocin. With breastfeeding, maternal fertility will decline so to avoid a pregnancy within a short time interval. Thus, the opportunity to restore the quality of maternal health and infant care optimally.
Chairman of the Indonesian Lactation Center Utami Roesli the same occasion, said IMD and exclusive breastfeeding is a simple way that can be done uniformly by all the mothers in Indonesia. "This way is to accelerate improvement of the quality of maternal and child health without spending a huge cost, easy, and secure," he said.
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