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The nutritional problems faced in Indonesia today remain the same, namely that many children suffer from malnutrition. The national movement to increase breastfeeding is one of the government's efforts to improve the health status of mothers and children. However, the achievement of exclusive breastfeeding has not been achieved, one of the reasons is the breastfeeding factor. Meanwhile, the point in the success of providing exclusive breastfeeding and continuing it for up to 2 years is related to a mother's understanding of lactation management. So this service activity is carried out to teach mothers who are young pregnant, late pregnant and have just given birth to a 1 month old baby to participate so that their knowledge increases. The method in this activity is a pre-test before providing information related to breastfeeding and lactation management, then continuing with the post-test to see the success of the activity. The mothers' enthusiasm was seen to be very high and resulted in a strong determination to be able to provide exclusive breast milk to their babies. The success rate of this activity was 80%, judged from the responses and questions from the participants.

Background: Lactation management is all management and efforts made to help mothers achieve success in breastfeeding their babies properly. The lack of  proper management of lactation results in a decrease in the immune system of the baby, an increase in malnutrition and malnutrition rates that are at risk of increasing morbidity and mortality in infants. This study aims to determine the knowledge of mothers about lactation management in the Battalion Zeni Tempur 18 / YKR Gianyar Dormitory in 2020 Method: This research used descriptive research method with survey approach. The population in this study were mothers who had children under five in the Battalion Engineer Battalion 18 / YKR Gianyar Dormitory with a total sample of 37 samples. The sampling technique used in this study was purposive sampling. Results: The results of 37 respondents, that is the knowledge of mothers about lactation management, mostly in the good category. Respondents aged 20-35 years were mostly 32 people (91.4%) had good knowledge. Respondents with a high level of education were mostly 24 people (92.3%) with good knowledge. Respondents who did not work were mostly 22 people (88%) who had good knowledge. Primiparous respondents mostly 22 (88%) had  good  knowledge about lactation management. Conclusion: The level of mother's knowledge about lactation management in the Battalion Engineer Battalion 18 / YKR Gianyar Dormitory is mostly in the good category of 34 people (91.9%)

Monitoring nutrition and health during the First 1000 Days of Life (HPK) in Pacellekang Village is very important to prevent stunting. However, during the pandemic, many posyandu were forced to stop their activities because they were in the red zone. The assistance program for malnourished pregnant women (KEK) aims to improve the health and nutritional status of KEK pregnant women in Makassar City. Community service activities are carried out online using Zoom meetings, WhatsApp groups and Google Forms. The results of the service show that most of the knowledge and attitudes of pregnant women regarding nutrition and health are classified as good. The majority (85.2%) of pregnant women had carried out pregnancy checks at least four times with a midwife or doctor during pregnancy. Apart from that, 88.9% of pregnant women regularly take blood supplement tablets. Around 85.2% of pregnant women follow the principles of balanced nutrition in their daily diet. However, 55.6% of pregnant women who frequently experience nausea and vomiting tend to lose their appetite and skip meals and snacks. Based on program monitoring in October, there were records that two pregnant women were unable to provide exclusive breastfeeding (IMD) due to premature birth (separation care), and young mothers (under 20 years) felt anxious when breast milk did not come immediately after delivery, so they gave Formula milk.    

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation that mothers breastfeed for a minimum of 6 months has not been achieved, this is because the psychological condition of mothers after giving birth often experiences disturbances, which will affect breast milk production. This problem can occur due to the transition period to becoming a parent, the anxiety felt during post partum can be one of the factors influencing breast milk production. The aim of this service is to This service activity is carried out with the aim of providing information about psychological adaptation in breastfeeding mothers and how to carry out this psychological adaptation to achieve optimization of the role as a mother at the Jongaya Community Health Center. The number of participants in this service activity was 15 people which was held on July 28 2023 at the Jongaya Community Health Center using the lecture and question and answer method as well as the sharing method. The results of this activity show changes in behavior in the form of successful adaptation, especially in psychological changes during breastfeeding.  

Exclusive breastfeeding in the world is only around 38 percent. When compared with the WHO target of reaching 50%, this figure is still far from the target. There are several factors that influence exclusive breastfeeding, namely knowledge, education, work. This has led to the assumption that breast milk cannot meet the needs of babies, working mothers whose workplaces do not have facilities to store expressed breast milk or who do not facilitate regulations for workers to express breast milk. In fact, breast milk is the best living fluid that babies really need, which contains various substances that are important for the baby's growth and development and suit their needs. So the aim of this research is to find out the factors that influence mothers in providing exclusive breastfeeding in Anrong Appaka Village, Kab. Pangkep. This research is an observational analytical study with a cross sectional approach. The research population was mothers who had babies aged 6-22 months in Anrong Appaka Village, Kab. Pangkep. The sample consisted of 32 people. This research uses a data collection tool in the form of a questionnaire. The research results show that there is a significant relationship between work, education and exclusive breastfeeding. The conclusion is that the job characteristics of the majority of respondents are not working. The majority of respondents have higher education. Bivariate test results There is a significant relationship between employment, education and exclusive breastfeeding.

Breastfeeding is an activity that can bring happiness to mothers. Breastfeeding benefits by helping the mother from the delivery process, making the uterus contract quickly and prevent bleeding. Postpartum often have problems in the process of breastfeeding, especially mothers with caesarean section. Post SC delay in breastfeeding is caused by a lack of knowledge about how to breastfeed because the mother does not have adequate knowledge, the mother does not understand how to breastfeed properly, the benefits of breastfeeding and also the impact if the mother does not breastfeed her baby. One of the efforts to increase knowledge about breastfeeding is by providing health education. Giving information to post partum SC is very important in the success of mothers in providing exclusive breastfeeding. The purpose of knowing the effect of health education on breastfeeding techniques is correct in post partum SC. The research design will be conducted using pre-experimental (One group pre-posttest design) and sample selection using purposive sampling. The results of the influence of health education on breastfeeding techniques to increase knowledge of postpartum SC mothers with a p value of 0.001