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Attachment is a form of mutually beneficial emotional relationship between mother and baby. There is poor attachment caused by inappropriate parenting patterns from parents. Good parenting patterns can stimulate spiritual, intellectual, emotional, moral, and social development, so that infant growth can run optimally. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between maternal attachment and infant growth and development in the work area of the Cabean Village Health Center. This study is quantitative, with a descriptive analysis approach and using a cross-sectional method. Data collection was carried out through questionnaires. There were 139 respondents taken using the total sampling method. The analysis used was the Gamma test. From the analysis of respondent data, it was found that there were an average of 85 male babies. The majority of mothers' ages were in the range of 26-35 years with a percentage of 56.8%, and multiparity parity reached 61.9%. Most of them had education up to junior high school level as much as 42.4%, and most worked as housewives with a percentage of 66.2%. The results of the gamma test showed that there was a relationship between maternal attachment and infant growth and development, where maternal attachment to infant growth had a p-value (BB = 0.000, PB = 0.001), while attachment to infant development showed a p-value (0.000) with (OR = 0.555 and 0.613 CI = 0.726). This means that there is a significant relationship between maternal attachment and infant growth and development in the work area of the Cabean Village Health Center (p-value <0.05).

Mother's milk (ASI) has an important role in increasing the baby's immune system and baby's weight. Breast milk production that is not strong enough causes the baby's needs to not be fulfilled and the failure of exclusive breastfeeding. Based on a survey conducted by the research and development agency in the field of Health, it was found that 46% of the inability to breastfeed occurred due to lack of breast care, 25% due to the frequency of breastfeeding less than 8x/day, 14% due to newborns (LBW), 10% premature, and 5% due to acute or chronic disease. The decrease in breast milk production during the puerperium can be caused by a lack of stimulation of the hormones prolactin and oxytocin which play a very important role in the smooth production of breast milk. Marmet massage and oxytocin massage are safe ways to stimulate the breasts to produce more milk.

In order to improve the welfare of the community, it is expected that the government will also participate in improving health standards, especially for mothers. This is because healthy mothers will produce superior generations. The best food for babies is breast milk, therefore it is expected that mothers can give their babies exclusive breast milk so that the baby's growth and development are optimal and grow into a healthy, intelligent and productive adult generation. Breastfeeding itself also has obstacles including sore nipples, babies who often cry. Oxytocin massage aims to increase breast milk production in mothers in labor. The implementation of this community service is aimed at prospective breastfeeding mothers and breastfeeding mothers. This activity took place at the Afisya Clinic, Deli Serdang Regency, North Sumatra Province. The method of implementing assistance and application of oxytocin massage consists of refreshing the knowledge and skills of midwives in implementing oxytocin massage. The results of this community service can improve the knowledge and skills of midwives in implementing oxytocin massage. There was an increase in midwives' knowledge by 53% and skills by 100% and all mothers in labor gave breast milk to their mothers. It is hoped that the implementation of oxytocin massage will be applied to all mothers giving birth so that mothers can provide exclusive breastfeeding.

Children are an investment in human resources (HR) that require special attention to the adequacy of their nutritional status from birth, even from the womb. Nutrients from food are the main source to meet the needs of children for optimal growth and development so that they can achieve complete health, namely physical, mental, and social health. This counseling activity was carried out in the Pukdale Village area, East Kupang District, Kupang Regency on Saturday, December 14, 2024, starting at 09.00 WITA. As the implementing staff are 4 supervisors of D-III Midwifery STIKes Maranatha Kupang. The number of mothers under five who participated in counseling was 30 mothers. This service activity began with the distribution of questionnaires (pre-test) before counseling, then the distribution of counseling leaflets and continued with counseling. The evaluation was carried out by providing a questionnaire (post-test) to evaluate the mother's knowledge. The evaluation was carried out when the counseling was completed, about 30 minutes after the counseling.

Stunting is a condition that occurs due to a lack of nutritional intake over a long period of time, thus inhibiting a child's growth. As the next generation of the nation, children need special attention in terms of their growth and development. Fulfillment of nutrition must begin before pregnancy, continued with exclusive breastfeeding after the baby is born, and continued with balanced nutritious food according to the stage of growth. This study was conducted using a literature study method to collect data related to efforts to reduce stunting rates in toddlers. The results of the study showed that community education through counseling and health education can increase understanding of nutrition and good parenting patterns. In addition, programs such as providing eggs in villages and the involvement of integrated health post cadres in early detection have also proven effective in reducing stunting rates in toddlers.

Baby massage is very useful in optimizing the growth and development of babies/children, including increasing food absorption so that babies get hungry faster and babies will breastfeed more often from their mothers, thereby increasing the baby's weight. The aim of the research was to analyze the effect of baby massage on weight gain in babies. The method used is Pre Experiment with pretest and posttest control group design. The sample in this study were 30 newborn babies at Bhayangkara Hospital, Banjarmasin. The sampling technique in this research is non-probability sampling, namely purposeve sampling. Baby massage was given for 7 days to increase the baby's weight before and after treatment analyzed using the Wilcoxαon Test. The research location was carried out at Bhayangkara Hospital. The research time was 3 months in July – September 2024. The results obtained were P value = 0.000 (α < 0.05 ) which means there is a difference in body weight before and after the massage intervention. The conclusion is that there is an effect of baby massage on weight gain in babies.

Breast milk (ASI) is the primary and best food for infants because it contains almost all the nutrients in the right composition to meet the needs of the baby for optimal growth and development. Breastfeeding mothers require additional nutrients such as carbohydrates, protein, and iron. One of the food ingredients that contains carbohydrates, protein, and iron is sorghum and katuk leaves. Sorghum is rich in carbohydrates and protein, while katuk leaves contain lactagogue, which helps increase breast milk production. This study aims to analyze the effect of sorghum flour substitution and the addition of katuk leaves in wet noodles on the level of preference, organoleptic quality, and nutritional content of wet noodles as an alternative food for breastfeeding mothers. This study used a true experimental method with a 3x2 factorial design, involving three levels of sorghum flour substitution (10%, 20%, 30%) and two levels of katuk leaf flour addition (2%, 4%). A preference test was conducted with 35 panelists, while an organoleptic quality test was conducted with 25 panelists using a hedonic scale, analyzed with Friedman, Wilcoxon, and Two-Way Anova tests. The results showed that sorghum flour and katuk leaf flour substitutions significantly affected preference levels in terms of color, aroma, texture, and taste, with formula X1Y1 being the most preferred. Sorghum flour and katuk leaf flour substitution affected the organoleptic quality parameters of color and texture but did not influence aroma and taste. The best nutritional content of noodles from the preference test in formula X1Y1 (10% sorghum, 2% katuk leaves) per 100 grams was 6.08% protein, 42.51% carbohydrates, and 3.11% iron.

Aroun d 5 to 25% of children under the age of five experience motor development disorders and as many as 30% of babies show signs of motor delays. Stimulation can be given as a form of exercise therapy, which aims to improve and optimize body condition through continuous stimulation. One of the stimulations that can be done is baby gym. This study aims to analyze mothers' knowledge about baby gym in depth. This study uses a qualitative approach with an in-depth interview method. The subjects of the study or informants were mothers who had babies aged 0-12 months. The results of the study obtained knowledge Mother about baby gym part big nature general and not detailed. Only part small mothers who implement baby gym active For stimulate development motor baby. More education​ structured and access more information​ wide required For push mother to be able practicing baby gym with Correct.