Yasin Zakiyah, Nawawi Ahmad, Wibowo Arief, Nadhiroh Siti R, Devy Shrimarti R
Doctorate Degree Program in Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya 60115, Indonesia.
Pascasarjana Doktoral PAI, Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Ampel, Surabaya 60237, Indonesia.
Afr J Reprod Health. 2024 Oct 31;28(10s):34-4. doi: 10.29063/ajrh2024/v28i10s.4.
Stunting in toddlers (0-2 years) remains a significant public health problem in Indonesia. Adequate breastfeeding is essential for stunting prevention, yet many mothers struggle with insufficient milk production. Moringa oleifera, known locally as moringa, has traditionally been used to increase breast milk production. Moringa plants have the potential to overcome various kinds of malnutrition or malnutrition problems in toddlers, pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers. This study aims is to examines the effect of consuming Moringa leaf-based vegetable soup on milk production in breastfeeding mothers with stunted toddlers at Leggung Health Centre. A quasi-experimental design was employed with 40 breastfeeding mothers of stunted toddlers (0-2 years) - 20 in the treatment group (given Moringa soup) and 20 in the control group (no treatment). Pretest results showed that only 57% of mother in the treatment group had adequate milk production, which increased to 76% after consuming Moringa leaf vegetable soup. The Mann-Witney U test revealed a significant difference (p = 0.000). These findings suggest that Moringa leaf soup can enhance breast milk production in breastfeeding mothers and may indirectly support stunting prevention efforts.
幼儿（0至2岁）发育迟缓在印度尼西亚仍然是一个重大的公共卫生问题。充足的母乳喂养对于预防发育迟缓至关重要，但许多母亲面临着产奶不足的问题。辣木，当地称为“moringa”，传统上被用于增加母乳产量。辣木植物有潜力克服幼儿、孕妇和哺乳期母亲各种营养不良或营养问题。本研究旨在探讨食用以辣木叶为基础的蔬菜汤对Leggung健康中心有发育迟缓幼儿的哺乳期母亲产奶量的影响。采用准实验设计，选取40名有发育迟缓幼儿（0至两岁）的哺乳期母亲——20名在治疗组（给予辣木汤），20名在对照组（不进行治疗）。预测试结果显示治疗组中只有57%的母亲有充足的产奶量，食用辣木叶蔬菜汤后这一比例增至76%。曼-惠特尼U检验显示存在显著差异（p = 0.000）。这些研究结果表明，辣木叶汤可以提高哺乳期母亲的母乳产量，并可能间接支持发育迟缓预防工作。
