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Umbilical cord infection remains one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality among newborns, particularly in areas where knowledge and health practices are still limited. Padellegan Village is one of the regions where some mothers continue to practice traditional cord care methods, such as using herbal mixtures or non-sterile materials, which increases the risk of omphalitis. Initial situation analysis indicates that 40–60% of postpartum mothers are not yet familiar with the principles of clean and dry cord care (dry cord care), and access to accurate health information is still limited. Based on this condition, education on umbilical cord care is essential to improve mothers’ and health cadres’ understanding and skills in preventing neonatal infections. This community service activity focuses on providing evidence-based education regarding safe cord care techniques, infection risk factors, and danger signs that need to be recognized. Padellegan Village was selected due to the high need for maternal–neonatal health education and the low level of community knowledge related to cord care. This activity is expected to bring positive changes, such as improved maternal behavior in performing proper cord care, reduced use of unhygienic traditional methods, and strengthened roles of health cadres in monitoring neonatal health. Enhancing appropriate cord care practices can reduce the risk of infection in newborns, thereby contributing to improving the overall health status of the community in Padellegan Village.

The umbilical cord is the main entry point for systemic infection in newborns. Umbilical cord care aims to prevent infection and accelerate the breaking of the umbilical cord. Some postpartum mothers have insufficient knowledge about umbilical cord care so that education is needed. This study aims to determine the effect of education on newborn umbilical cord care on postpartum mothers' knowledge. This research method is a quantitative pre-experimental study using the One Group Pre Test-Post Test without control approach. The study was conducted at RSIA Murni Teguh Rosiva Medan. The population was 101 patients per month and 47 samples were obtained. Sampling was done randomly. Analysis was carried out univariately in a frequency distribution table and bivariately using the Paired Sample T-Test because the data was normally distributed. The results of the study showed that before being given education (pretest) the majority of postpartum mothers had poor knowledge (53.2%) with an average value of 5.09 ± 1.501, after being given education (posttest), the majority of postpartum mothers had good knowledge (70.2%) with an average value of 8.19 ± 1.096. Providing education on newborn umbilical cord care had a significant effect on increasing the knowledge of postpartum mothers at RSIA Murni Teguh Rosiva Medan, obtained p-value = 0.000 <0.05. There was a difference in the knowledge of postpartum mothers before and after being given education on newborn umbilical cord care (pretest-posttest). The conclusion of the study was that mothers' knowledge of umbilical cord care increased after being given education. It is recommended for further researchers to conduct further research using other research variables such as attitudes, motivations, perceptions, and others, to complement the existing research results.

Neonatal tetanus and umbilical cord infections are persistent causes of morbidity and mortality in various countries. Every year 500,000 babies die from neonatal tetanus, and 460,000 babies die from bacterial infections. This research is quantitative using a cross sectional approach. The research population was postpartum mothers in the Tebing Health Center working area in February 2023. Sampling using purposive sampling obtained 38 respondents as samples. The results showed that 16 respondents (42.1%) who had good knowledge carried out open umbilical cord care in the good category, then 18 respondents who had a positive/supportive attitude (47.3%) also carried out open umbilical cord care well. category. In conclusion, there is a significant relationship between knowledge and open umbilical cord care with a p-value of 0.001 α 0.05 and there is a significant relationship between maternal attitudes and open umbilical cord care with a p-value of 0.000 - 0.05. It is hoped that health workers will provide education by practicing open umbilical cord care techniques to increase the knowledge and attitudes of postpartum mothers in caring for the umbilical cord.

Newborns also called neonates are individuals who are growing and have just experienced birth trauma and must be able to make adjustments from intra uterine life to extra uterine life. A normal newborn is a baby born at 37-42 weeks gestation and weighs 2,500-4,000 grams. Care taken of newborns is care of hair, eyes, nose, mouth, ears and one of them is umbilical cord care. Umbilical cord care is needed to prevent the umbilical cord from becoming a breeding medium for pathogenic microorganisms: Incorrect care techniques can lead to tetanus neonatorum infection which can affect the length of cord detachment. This type of research is descriptive by applying a case study approach. The implementation of this study was carried out at the Pratama Medical Center Clinic on Mrs. W's baby by providing umbilical cord care to her baby.

Sometimes umbilical cord infections occur because young mothers are unaware of the need to provide umbilical cord care to their babies after giving birth. The umbilical cord, a type of connective tissue, holds the placenta and foetus together. The umbilical cord functions as a source of life for the foetus while it is in the womb. Umbilical cord care is a procedure for handling the umbilical cord in a sterile, clean, and dry manner to avoid infection. The aim of the research is to find out how health education on umbilical cord care influences the behaviour of postpartum mothers in the work environment at the Kaiely Community Health Centre, Buru Regency, in 2024. This research uses a pre-experimental research strategy. Total sampling was used as the sampling technique. We used the Wilcoxon test to analyze the data. The research findings showed a p-value of 0.001 when compared with the significance level (p-value <0.05), thus approving Ha. This shows that health education regarding correct umbilical cord management influences the behaviour of postpartum mothers in the operational area of the Kaiely Community Health Centre, Buru Regency. Based on the research conclusions, postpartum mothers fall into the poor knowledge category, negative attitude category, action not implemented, poor pre-test and post-test behaviour category, and action not taken. behaviour is classified as very good, and the behaviour of postpartum mothers at the Kaiely Community Health Centre, Buru Regency, is influenced by health education about umbilical cord care.

The mortality causes of babies in Demak regency, in 2020, were low weight birth (43.87%), Asphyxia (16.9%), Tetanus Neonatorum (1%), and Sepsis (5.3%), and inherited abnormality (30.6%). The umbilical cord is a unique tissue and could be the infection source for newly born babies. Umbilical care becomes a behavioral realization that must be improved with excellent knowledge of taking care of the cord. This excellent behavior to take care of the cord could improve the behavior of taking care of the umbilical cord. Thus, the cord will be easily detached. Lack of adequate knowledge about umbilical cord will lead to incorrect administration of using traditional medicine which highly leads to neonates infection. This research determined the correlation between the mother's knowledge about the opened umbilical cord care and the detachment period of the umbilical cord. This analytic correlation research used a cross-sectional design. The sample consisted of all mothers, 64 mothers, with an estimated period of birth from June to July 2022 in the working area of Sayung 1 Health Care, Demak Regency.  The researchers analyzed the data with univariate and bivariate analyses. The results showed the correlation between the mother's knowledge and the opened umbilical cord during the detachment period. The obtained p-value was 0.000, lower than 0.05.   Keywords: Mother knowledge, Opened umbilical cord care, Umbilical cord detachment

Neonatus adalah Bayi Baru Lahir yang berusia 0 sampai dengan 28 hari WHO (Word Health Organization, 2015).Ciri-ciri bayi baru lahir yang sehat yaitu bayinya bergerak aktif, berat lahir sekitar 2.500 – 4000 gram, memiliki warna kulit yang mencerahkan, segera menangis ketika lahir, memiliki suhu tubuh normal yaitu 36,5-37,5C. Tali pusat merupakan tali penghubung yang memanjang dari umbilicus sampai ke permukaan fetal plasenta. Pada tali pusat terdapat funikulus umbilicalis yang terbentang dari permukaan fetal plasenta sampai daerah umbilikus fetus dan berlanjut sebagai kulit fetus. Dalam sister kerjanya tali pusat berfungsi sebagai penghubung antara plasenta dan bagian tubuh janin supaya mendapatkan asupan oksigen, makanan, dan antibody dari ibu. Pada umumnya umbilicus atau tali pusat saat satu minggu setelah bayi lahir dan luka sembuh dalam lima belas hari (Baety, 2011). Tujuan: penelitian untuk memberikan Asuhan Kebidanan Bayi Baru Lahir pada Bayi Ny M Tentang Cara Perawatan Tali Pusat Di Poliklinik Pt Serdang Tengah Kec. galang Kab. Deli Serdang tahun 2020.  Metode: Jenis penelitian merupakan penelitian deskriptif. Pengambilan data dengan cara pengambilan primer menggunakan pedoman wawancara terstruktur dan pemeriksaan langsung kepada Bayi Baru Lahir pada Bayi Ny M Tentang Cara Perawatan Tali Pusat Di Poliklinik Pt Serdang Tengah Kec. galang Kab. Deli Serdang tahun 2020. Data disajikan dalam bentuk management helen varney. Hasil: Penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Bayi Baru Lahir pada Bayi Ny M Tentang Cara Perawatan Tali Pusat Di Poliklinik Pt Serdang Tengah Kec. galang Kab. Deli Serdang tahun 2020. Asuhann yang tepat diberikan pada by Ny M yaitu memberikan asuhan kebidanan dengan Memberikan ibu penkes PerawatanTali Pusat. Saran:  kepada petugas kesehatan harus meningkatkan pengetahuan dan keterampilan dalam memberikan asuhan yang tepat Bayi Baru Lahir tentang Perawatan tali pusat.