PENINGKATAN PENGETAHUAN IBU MENYUSUI TENTANG NUTRISI SEBAGAI UPAYA PENCEGAHAN MASALAH GIZI DAN STUNTING DI RSUD KOJA

Nutritional issues for breastfeeding mothers remain a public health challenge because they directly impact the quality of breast milk and the nutritional status of infants. This community service activity aims to improve postpartum mothers' knowledge about nutritional fulfillment during breastfeeding as an effort to support exclusive breastfeeding and prevent stunting. The method used was health education through interactive counseling and group discussions held in four meetings over two weeks in the Nursing and Obstetrics Care Ward of Koja Regional Hospital, North Jakarta. Evaluation was conducted using pretests and posttests to measure changes in respondents' knowledge levels. The results of the activity showed an increase in the proportion of mothers with a good level of knowledge from 52.0% before education to 84.0% after education. The average knowledge score also increased significantly from 13.36 to 15.24 with a p-value <0.05. This activity was concluded to be effective in improving postpartum mothers' knowledge about breastfeeding nutrition. Health education in the maternity ward is recommended to be carried out routinely as part of the nurses' role in supporting maternal and infant health.