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Breast milk dam is a swelling of the breast due to an increase in venous and lymph flow, causing breast milk dam. Data (SDKI) showed that 42% of mothers experienced breast milk dams. Breast milk dams are caused by discontinuous breastfeeding, the baby has not breastfed properly, improper breastfeeding position, wearing BH that is too tight, nipple abnormalities, absence of breast care before and after childbirth and lack of maternal knowledge about breast care. The aim is to determine the relationship between breastfeeding position and breast care with the incidence of breast milk dam in the working area of Sei.Langkai Health Center, Batam City 2023. The method in this study used quantitative research with analytical descriptive research and used a Cross Sectional research design, the sample in this study was 65 postpartum women, statistical tests using Chi-Square, purposive sampling technique. The distribution of breastfeeding positions was not correct as many as 36 postpartum women (55.4%), postpartum women did not perform breast care as many as 55 postpartum women (84.6%), the majority of postpartum women who experienced breast milk dams were 36 postpartum women (55.4%). The results of statistical analysis with Chi-Square found that there was no relationship between breastfeeding position and the incidence of breast milk dam with a value (P-Value) = 0.099 where (P < ?) = 0.05, and there was a relationship between breast care and the incidence of breast milk dam with a value (P-Value) = 0.030 where (P < ?) = 0.05. The conclusion is that there is no relationship between breastfeeding position and the incidence of breast milk dam and there is a relationship between breastfeeding position and breast milk dam. it is hoped that midwives and other health workers can teach mothers directly during breastfeeding how to do the correct breastfeeding position and breast care technique.

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