Teknik Perawatan Tali Pusat terhadap Pelepasan Tali Pusat

The incidence of infection in newborns (BBL) in Indonesia is 24%-34%. Infection in BBL is the number 2 cause of neonatal death by 49%-60%. Neonatal mortality in developing countries is 50% due to umbilical cord infection, sepsis and neonatal tetanus. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of umbilical cord care in newborns using dry open technique and sterile gauze against umbilical cord rupture. The type of research was pre-experimental post-test only design and the sample of this study was 30 newborns at the Puskesmas with purposive sampling technique. The study was conducted for 3 months. The results showed that the umbilical cord care technique with the dry open method made the umbilical cord detach faster than the sterile gauze method. The time for releasing the umbilical cord with the dry open method took 123.8 hours and the time for releasing the umbilical cord with sterile gauze took 170.8 hours. The results of the analysis showed the significance value of 0.004 and the Levin test result of 138%. Conclusion there is no more effective between sterile gauze and dry open umbilical cord treatment against umbilical cord detachment. Suggestions for midwives and health workers can socialize postpartum mothers in umbilical cord care for newborns using open techniques and sterile gauze.