Penerapan Metode Kanguru Terhadap Kenaikan Berat Badan Pada Bayi Berat Lahir Rendah : Lirature Riview

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AbstractOne of the non-pharmacoiogicai therapies given to stabiiize low-weight newborns is the Kangaroo Care. This study aimed to describe the application of Kangaroo Care in lowweight newborns. The study was a literature review of three chosen articles taken from Google Scholar with the keywords "kangaroo method", "weight gain" and "low-weight newborns" .in the form of fulltext articles published during 2015 — 2018. The result showed that from 47 newborn who were treared as respondents, most of them (59,3%) were female, and 62,9% aged 1-3 days. The average body weight before being treated with the Kangaroo Care was 1876.83 grams and it raised to 2120.18 grams after the treatment. The conclusion was that the kangaroo care could increase body weight of low-weight newborns. Hence, health providers are expected to introduce the Kangaroo Care as an alternative of weight gain treatment for low weight newborn. Keywords: kangaroo method, weight gain, low-weight newborns AbstrakSalah satu terapi nonfarmakologis untuk menaikan berat badan bayi baru lahir rendah adalah perawatan metode kanguru. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menggambarkan perawatan metode kanguru pada bayi baru lahir rendah. Desain karya tulis ilmiah berupa literur review dengan jumlah tiga artikel diambil dari laman google scholar dengan kata kunci “metode kanguru” “kenaikan berat badan” dan “BBLR” berupa artikel full text, terbit tahun 2015-2018. Hasil analisa karakteristik responden dari tiga artikel menunjukkan jumlah responden 47, sebagian besar (59,3%) perempuan, 62,9% umur 1-3 hari. Nilai rata-rata berat badan sebelum dilakukan perawatan metode kanguru 1876,83 gram, setelah dilakukan perawatan metode kanguru 2120,18 gram. Kesimpulannya adalah perawatan metode kanguru dapat menaikan berat badan pada bayi baru lahir rendah. Saran bagi pelayanan kesehatan hendaknya mengedukasi tentang perawatan metode kanguru sebagai salah satu alternatife untuk kenaikan berat badan pada bayi baru lahir rendah.Kata kunci: metode kanguru, kenaikan berat badan, BBLR