The effect of breastfeeding on body temperature, body weight, and jaundice of 0-72h old infants.

OBJECTIVE: The research aimed to determine the effect of breastfeeding on body temperature, body weight, and jaundice of 0-72h-old infants in Sitti Khadijah I Mother and Child Hospital of Makassar. METHOD: The research was an observational longitudinal design. The samples were breastfeeding mothers and 0-72h-old newborn infants consisting of 70 people selected using the purposive sampling method. The data were analyzed using the Chi-square test. RESULT: The result of the research indicated that there are 29 respondents (41.4%) giving exclusive breastfeeding with infants normal body temperature 29 people (100%), decreasing body weight 28 people (96.6%), and no jaundice 29 people (100%), while the respondents who do not give breastfeeding consist of 41 people (58.6%) with body temperature undergoing hyperthermia one respondent (2.4%), increasing body weight three people (7.3%) and jaundice four people (9.8%). CONCLUSION: There is an effect of giving breastfeeding on body temperature (p=0.016), but there is no effect on body weight (p=0.168) and jaundice (p=0.083) of 0-72h-old infants.

The effect of estrogen hormone on premenstrual syndrome (PMS) occurrences in teenage girls at Pesantren Darul Arqam Makassar.

OBJECTIVE: PMS symptoms can include anxiety, quick temper, excessive strain on the breasts, increased or decreased appetite, nausea, vomiting, acne, low back pain, to faint. This study aimed to determine the effect of estrogen hormone in Adolescent Girls who experienced premenstrual syndrome at Darul Arqam, Makassar. METHODS: The research design used the cross-sectional approach using the purposive sampling technique to get the samples of female teenagers who had PMS and another 25 samples of female teenagers who did not have PMS. The respondent who had experienced PMS filled in the daily diary sheets, did the blood taking of five ccs and underwent the examination of estrogen level using ELISA method. The study was conducted for three months, and the data were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test. RESULT: The research result indicated that the mean value of estrogen hormone in adolescent girls who experienced PMS was 148.32pg/ml higher than the female teenagers who did not experience PMS of 98.00pg/ml. The analysis result indicated that Ha was accepted, and H0 was rejected since the mean value in PMS teenagers was higher compared to the non-PMS teenagers with the value of p=0.000<α=0.05. This result showed a significant effect of estrogen hormone in adolescent girls who experienced PMS compared to those who did not experience PMS. The adolescent girls who experience mild PMS with the mean value of estrogen hormone were 130.73pg/dl, while those who experienced severe PMS of 162.14pg/ml. CONCLUSION: It was found that the value of p=0.000<α=0.05, which indicated that there was a significant effect of the levels of estrogen hormone between the non-PMS, mild PMS, and severe PMS.

Effect of Ajwa Dates Consumption to Inhibit the Progression of Preeclampsia Threats on Mean Arterial Pressure and Roll-Over Test.

BACKGROUND: Preeclampsia is the major problem and the main leading cause of fetal and maternal mortality worldwide. The early prediction of preeclampsia in pregnant women is required to prevent the occurrence of preeclampsia. The mean arterial pressure (MAP) and roll-over test (ROT) are the combination of measurement which can be used to predict preeclampsia. On the contrary, Ajwa dates were reported to have an enormous activity which contributes to its role in improving health conditions. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of daily consumption of seven Ajwa dates on prevention of preeclampsia, through MAP and ROT changes. METHODS: Forty pregnant women (n = 40) were randomly assigned into the control group (n = 10) and the intervention group which received a daily intake of Ajwa dates (n = 30). The MAP and ROT were assessed before and after the 8-week intervention period. RESULTS: The intervention group showed the significant reduction in MAP and ROT following the 8-week intervention period (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Daily consumption of seven Ajwa dates has a remarkable potential to decrease the MAP and ROT in pregnant women at risk of developing preeclampsia, and thus, it can contribute to prevent the development of preeclampsia.