THE LEVINE CONSERVATION MODEL AND SOCIAL SUPPORT COULD ENHANCE THE CAPABILITIES OF POSTPARTUM MOTHERS IN DISASTER PROBLEMS AREAS

Abstract

Background: Efforts to reduce the risk of the impact of disasters are efforts that are considered to be still underappreciated (Ministry of Health, 2013). Vulnerable groups, such as postpartum mothers and their babies, are groups at risk for health problems in disaster conditions. The loss of family support during pregnancy and breastfeeding can be stressful for both mother and baby. Weak physical conditions due to weak postpartum conditions as well as the impact of disasters and high anxiety can lead to a lack of health care for both mother and baby which can cause stress to the mother, declining health, poorly cared for babies, not getting breast milk. The decline in the ability to care for mothers and babies will increase morbidity, which in turn can increase maternal and infant mortality. Ignorance of the problems that occur and delays in making decisions can have a fatal impact. Limited health personnel require the involvement of health cadres as social support and community empowerment so that the public can recognize as early as possible the risks, danger signs of postpartum mothers and their babies, so that they can help prevent complications. Levine Conservation Model and social support for families, cadres, health workers for postpartum mothers in disaster situations were developed and used to increase the ability to reduce the impact of disasters in the context of reducing disaster risk on postpartum mothers. Postpartum mother and family assistance using Levine Conservation and social support models. Method: This type of research is a quasi-experimental with a pre-post-test two group design. The population is postpartum mothers in the work area of ​​the Kutawaringin Health Center, Bandung Regency. The number of samples in each group is 30 people. The sampling technique is purposive sampling technique. Pre-test was conducted to determine knowledge and attitudes, using a questionnaire, while the mother's skills used observation. The post test was carried out in the same way, after the intervention was given to both the treatment group and the control group. In the control group, only the module was given.              Differences in knowledge, attitudes and skills pre and post-test in the treatment group and the control group used the dependent T test.              

Result: The results showed that there was an effect of the Conservation and social support model on the ability of postpartum mothers in disaster-prone areas.