ANALYSIS OF INFANT CHARACTERISTICS POSTPARTUM MOTHER ROLE IN IMPROVING THE ADAPTATION OF MOTHER

Introduction: Becoming a mother means to obtain a new identity that requires thinking and a complete breakdown of yourself. In fact there are women who have not been able to adapt to the role of mothers by 20%. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of temperament, appearance and health of the infant to the mother's role in the implementation of adaptation Village West Waru Pamekasan. Method: Survey design of this study is cross sectional analytic approach. Independent variables include the characteristics of the baby's temperament, appearance and health, while the dependent variable is the adaptation of new mothers in the implementation of the role of mother. Total population using estimates of ± 25 respondents, sampling using Nonprobabbility Incidental Sampling Sampling, data collection by giving questionnaires and statistical data analysis with Spearman Rank test with a significance value of α ≤ 0.05. Result: The results of statistical data analysis with Spearman Rank test for temperament P_value values obtained (0.01), appearances with P_value value (0.01), and health with P_value value (0.00) with a significance level α 0.05, respectively, P_value mean value