Peran Kader dalam Mendorong Pemberian Asi Di Masa Pandemi Covid-19

Abstra k Coronavirus  Disease 19 (COVID-19) merupakan penyakit yang disebabkan oleh Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) atau yang kini dinamakan SARS-CoV-2 yang merupakan virus jenis baru yang belum pernah diidentifikasi sebelumnya pada manusia. COVID-19 telah dinyatakan sebagai pandemi dunia oleh WHO .  Dalam kondisi pandemi COVID-19 ini, kader perlu melakukan upaya dalam penanganan, pencegahan serta pembatasan penularan infeksi salah satunya dengan mendorong ibu untuk tetap memberikan ASI di masa pandemi COVID-19. Pengetahuan kader dan ibu postpartum tentang pemberian ASI di masa pandemi COVID-19 berdasarkan pre test sebagian besar belum mengetahui, namun setelah dilakukan penyuluhan hasil post test hampir seluruh kader dan ibu postpartum sudah mengerti pemberian ASI di masa pandemi COVID-19. Diharapkan kader dan ibu hamil dapat ikut serta dalam program meningkatan pemberian ASI. Kata Kunci: COVID-19, ASI, Kader Abstra ct Coronavirus Disease 19 (COVID-19) is a disease caused by the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) or what is now called SARS-CoV-2 which is a new type of virus that has never been previously identified in humans. COVID-19 has been declared a world pandemic by WHO. In the conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic, cadres need to make efforts in handling, preventing and limiting the transmission of infection, one of which is by encouraging mothers to continue to provide breast milk during the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of the cadres and postpartum mothers knew about breastfeeding during the COVID-19 pandemic based on pre-test, but after counseling on the results of the post-test, almost all cadres and postpartum mothers understood breastfeeding during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is hoped that cadres and pregnant women can participate in programs to increase breastfeeding Key Word : COVID-19, Breasfeeding, Kader