Pemberian ASI pada bayi merupakan cara terbaik meningkatkan kualitas SDM sejak dini. Keberhasilan ASI eksklusif sangat bergantung pada tahapan manajemen laktasi, sehingga semua tahap harus dipersiapkan dengan baik supaya ASI eksklusif berjalan dengan sukses. Peran kader kesehatan posyandu di antaranya adalah mengajak keluarga untuk mendorong ibu dalam memberikan Air Susu Ibu secara eksklusif agar bayi tumbuh sehat dan memberikan edukasi pada ibu hamil dan ibu pasca persalinan tentang menyusui. Pengetahuan yang baik serta sikap positif  akan  menghasilkan  pelayanan  pelayanan  yang  baik.  Sikap  kader  dalam pelayanan posyandu menunjukkan sikap positif akan bertanggung jawab dalam melaksanakan tugasnya untuk meningkatkan derajat kesehatan masyarakat. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif dengan menggunakan desain cross sectional. Populasi dari penelitian ini adalah kader Posyandu di Desa Leminggir, Kecamatan Mojosari, Kabupaten Mojokerto dengan jumlah sampel sebanyak 24 kader. Pengambilan sampel dengan menggunakan teknik non probability sampling jenis purposive sampling. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan adanya hubungan antara pengetahuan dengan sikap kader tentang manajemen laktasi (ρ value sebesar <0,000). Pengetahuan kader yang baik akan mendorong kader memberikan sikap positif tentang manajemen laktasi yang pada akhirnya berperilaku baik dalam melakukan pendampingan pada ibu hamil, ibu nifas dan ibu menyusui.

Background: One of the government's efforts to reduce MMR, IMR and reduce complications during pregnancy include the activities of the Mother Love Movement, Strategy Making Pregnancy Safer and the Duplication of Mother and Child Health Books. The KIA handbook as an educational tool and an effort to increase information on pregnant women. Objective: This study aims to explore related to the use of the KIA handbook as a source of information, Birth Plan and Postpartum Contraception Planning. Methods: This study uses a concurrent triangulation strategy by collecting quantitative and qualitative data together. The sample in this study was 30 pregnant women with total sampling technique. Data analysis with a comparison of quantitative data and qualitative data. Results: The results of the study showed that out of the 15 respondents who had good use of the KIA handbook, the majority had good labor preparation. While of the 9 respondents who used the KIA handbook with sufficient categories, the majority also had good childbirth preparations. Of the 15 respondents who had good use of the KIA handbook, the majority had made contraceptive preparations. While of the 6 respondents who had less use of the KIA handbook, none planned for postpartum contraception. Conclusion: The conclusion is that the better the use of the KIA handbook, the better the preparation of labor and post-partum contraceptive planning.

The morbidity and mortality rates for pregnant, postpartum and postpartum women are still a big problem. One of the factors of this morbidity rate is postpartum pain caused by perineal tears. Pain management has two methods, namely pharmacological and non-pharmacological. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions in reducing perineal wound pain in postpartum mothers. The method used in this paper is a literature review. The preparation of the literature review was carried out by searching articles from the Google Scholar and Pubmed databases. The keywords used included non-pharmacological, perineal pain OR reducing perineal pain, and postpartum. The inclusion criteria in this literature search were articles from 2018-2023, articles in Indonesian, articles in English, free full-text articles, original articles and articles on non-pharmacological therapy to reduce perineal wound pain in postpartum mothers. The results of the study, it was obtained the results of several non-pharmacological interventions that were effective in reducing perineal wound pain, namely Papaya Leaf Decoction, Red Ginger, Cinnamon Extract, Aromatherapy (Chamomile Aromatherapy, Lavender Aromatherapy, Lemon Aromatherapy), Sitz Bath Therapy, Compress Ice Gel and Acuyoga Postpartum.  Based on the findings of the literature, this non-pharmacological intervention in postpartum mothers has proven effective to be applied in practice and is recommended for health workers.