INTERVENSI KONSELING TENTANG PERAWATAN METODE KANGURU UNTUK MENINGKATKAN PERILAKU IBU YANG MEMILIKI BAYI BERAT BADAN LAHIR RENDAH

A low birth weight baby has a risk into a hypotermy, if we did not overcome it, the baby would be death. Kangaroo care method is an effective way to care the needs of infants with low birth weight which the most fundamental are the warmth, increase breast milk, protection of infection, stimulation, safety and love. The purpose of this study to explain the effect of counseling intervention on kangaroo care method to increase the behavior of mothers who have low weight birth baby.

The reseach used pra experimental one-group pre-post test design. The sample was taken by purposive sampling, 15 respondents. The research instrument used questionnaire and observation and a bookleat also. Analysis of data used statistical test of Wilcoxon (α <0.05). The result showed p = 0,001  (α < 0.05) in the mother's knowledge, which means there was the effect of counseling on maternal knowledge about kangaroo care method, p = 0.001 (α < 0.05) in the mother's attitude which means there the effect of counseling on maternal attitudes about kangaroo care method and p=0.001 (α <0.05) on the actions of the mother, which means there was an influence on the actions of counseling mothers about kangaroo care method.

Counseling can improve the ability of the mother to be better in kangaroo care method. Counseling kangaroo care method should be established as a component in the standard operating procedures of baby care with low babies weight.