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Background: Nutritional problems that occur in early life have serious consequences. Underweight in children under five accounts for 4.7% of deaths or two million deaths from all deaths of children under five in the world. Mother's Milk Breast milk is the best food because it contains balanced and perfect nutrition for baby's growth and development. However, considering that when mothers are unable to breastfeed or can only breastfeed partially, there is a legitimate market for breast milk replacement products (PASI) for infants as an effort to fulfill infant nutrition. Methods: This research is a quantitative research with a correlational approach using a cross sectional design. This study aims to determine the relationship between the provision of breast milk substitutes with the nutritional status of infants at the UPT Puskesmas Aek Natolu, Lumban Julu District, Toba Regency in 2021. The population in this study were all infants aged 6 months in the working area of the UPT Puskesmas Aek Natolu as many as 32 babies. The sampling technique in this study was total sampling so that the number of samples was 32 infants. Data analysis was carried out by statistical tests using chi-square with a significance degree of = 0.05. Results: Most babies were not given PASI, as many as 22 people (68.7%) and a small portion were given PASI, namely 10 people (31.3%). Most of the reasons why babies were given PASI were recommended by family/friends as many as 5 people (50%), because 3 people did not get breast milk (30%) and a small part because the mother worked as much as 2 people (20%). Most of the baby's nutritional status is normal, as many as 25 people (78.1%.) and a small portion of the abnormal status is as many as 7 people (21.9%). The results of the chi square test obtained a p-value = 0.019, this value < 0.005, this means that there is a significant relationship between the provision of Breast Milk Substitutes (PASI) and the nutritional status of infants.  

 Assessment of food consumption can be used to determine the amount and source of nutrients eaten. This can help show the supply of nutrients in the body that is sufficient or less regular with balanced nutrition that supports stamina and body health, especially for children. This habit supports physical and mental growth. Familiarizing children with healthy eating patterns is easy. Many parents complain about their children's poor eating habits, such as refusing to eat rice complete with side dishes, choosing only sweet foods or refusing to eat the same for various reasons. Of course it makes parents worry about the development of the baby (Luchan, 2014). The results of the research obtained, can be seen from research on 32 respondents about the relationship between diet and nutritional status in toddlers aged 1-4 years in Huta III Village Tanjung Pasir Simalungun Regency can be drawn as follows: Based on the largest frequency of eating respondents have a good frequency of eating as many as 25 people (78.12%), respondents have a frequency of eating that is not good that is 7 people (21.88%). Based on the portion of food the majority of respondents had a good portion of food, namely 21 people (65.62%), the portion of food that was not good was 11 people (34.38%). Based on the main food, respondents have a good type of food, namely 19 people (59.38%) and 13 people (40.62%).

Background: The low level of breastfeeding in the first hour after birth and exclusive breastfeeding resulted in stunted growth of the baby, especially the weight and length of the baby. The government's first step in an effort to improve the health status of infants is to implement early initiation of breastfeeding (IMD). The results of a preliminary study on 4 infants who experienced an increase in body weight of 150-250 grams were previously carried out by IMD. Objective: Knowing the effectiveness of the IMD implementation on infant weight gain at the Kolelet Health Center Lebak Banten in 2022. Methodology: This research is quasi-experimental research with one-group pretest-posttest design method. The sample in this study were babies born at the Kolelet Health Center Lebak Banten in June 2022 as many as 30 respondents with a total sampling technique. The data were analyzed using the Paired sample t-test before the normality test was carried out. Results: The results of the univariate analysis showed that the baby's weight before the IMD was done on average = 2,965.00 grams and after the IMD was done the average = 3,333.67 grams so that an average difference was found of 368.67 grams. The results of the bivariate analysis showed that there was an effectiveness of the IMD implementation on the baby's weight gain with p = 0.000. Conclusions and Suggestions: The implementation of IMD is effective in increasing the baby's weight. Maternity mothers and their families are expected to increase their knowledge about the importance of IMD in order to increase their awareness in carrying out IMD to their babies and make mothers motivated to continue giving their breast milk without additional food so that the growth and development of babies can grow optimally and mothers avoid postpartum hemorrhage.

Background: Breast milk is a liquid generated by the mother's breast glands in the form of natural food or the most nutrient-rich and high-energy milk created during pregnancy, which is always accessible and free of contaminants (Intan & Fitria, 2020). Breast milk is a diet that includes all of the essential nutrients for the growth and development of infants (Liliek Fauziah, 2020). Postpartum refers to the period of time between the birth of the baby and the expulsion of the placenta from the uterus and the next six weeks or approximately 40 days, which are accompanied by the recovery of organs related to the womb, which undergo changes such as injuries and others related to childbirth. Research Aim: The research aims to examine the relationship between postpartum mother anxiety and the ease of nursing during the Covid-19 epidemic. Research Design: The research employs the method of analytical observation with a cross-sectional design. The sample consists of 59 postpartum mothers who gave birth between January and April of 2022. The analysis of data uses Chi Square. Research Results: This study resulted in the distribution of the frequency of the influence of the Covid-19 pandemic anxiety on the smoothness of breastfeeding as many as 24 people (40.7%) while on smooth breastfeeding for postpartum mothers as many as 33 people (55.9%), who experienced Covid19 anxiety levels in postpartum mothers. the medium category was 19 people (32.2%), the level of anxiety of the Covid-19 pandemic in postpartum mothers was low as many as 16 people (10.2%) while breastfeeding was not smooth in postpartum mothers as many as 26 people (44, 1%) P value: 0.000 which is smaller than (0.05). Conclusion and recommendation: With increasing levels of anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic, the ability of postpartum mothers to breastfeed will be hindered. From this finding, the researcher makes a recommendation or input to postpartum women, namely to regulate their emotions so that they do not have worry over anything, particularly the covid-19 epidemic. In order to make the breast milk that will be given to the baby smooth.

Breastfeeding is one of the best for babies because by breastfeeding the baby's nutritional needs will be met, at the age of more than 25 years, a third of women in the world (38%) agree not to breastfeed their babies (IDHS, 2012). Breastfeeding is an unrivaled way of providing ideal food for the healthy growth and development of babies. In addition, it has a unique biological and psychological effect on the health of mothers and babies. Anti-infective substances contained in breast milk help protect the baby against disease. However, breastfeeding is not always able to run normally, not a few mothers complain such as breast swelling due to the accumulation of breast milk, because the milk is not expelled or sucked by the baby (Heryani, 2012). The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship. To determine the relationship between knowledge and attitudes of breastfeeding mothers about ASI dams at PBM Hj. Mariani Makassar City. This type of research is an analytic survey with a cross sectional study approach. population and sample were all postpartum mothers from December 2021 to February 2022 (13 people) with accidental sampling technique which was then analyzed using chi-square. The results showed that there was no significant relationship between mother's knowledge and attitudes towards breastfeeding dams. It is hoped that breastfeeding mothers and families will be active in finding out about ways to prevent breast milk dams