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Questioning Pregnant In Swimming Pool And Apology From Sitti Hikmawatty

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JAKARTA - Warganet was excited because there was news from the Tribunnews.com Group entitled 'KPAI Reminds Women to Swim in Pools with Men to Get Pregnant, Here's the Explanation' which aired on Friday, February 21. The source's statement in the news became a public discussion, especially on social media.

The reason is a statement by the Commissioner for the Protection of Indonesian Children (KPAI) in the field of Health, Narcotics, Psychotropics and Addictive Substances (Drugs), Sitti Hikmawatty, who reminded women to be careful when in swimming pools. He said, it is possible for women to get pregnant if they swim with men.

He reasoned that even though there was no direct meeting, there could be mediation at the pool. He said, there are certain types of sperm that are very strong In addition, even though there is no penetration, there are men who get aroused and secrete sperm there. This is what he thinks can make a woman pregnant.

Some time after the news went viral, KPAI responded by saying that Sitti's statement did not represent the institution. KPAI Chairman Susanto said that the content of the information in the news was different from the principles of the institution he leads.

"The news narrative caused controversy on social media and the public. We need to convey, the understanding and attitude of KPAI is not the same as the news narrative in the online media," Susanto explained in his statement.

KPAI Letter (Photo: Special Document)

After Sitti's statement went viral, a number of netizens considered it in various ways. Interestingly, someone made a satire comic for Sitti's statement. This comic was created by several comic artists in Indonesia and has gone viral on social media.

Today, Sunday, February 23rd, Sitti issued a statement which was disseminated throughout the media. She straightened out her statement about the 'pregnancy in the pool'.

First, he apologized to the public for making an incorrect statement. Second, the statement is his person and not from KPAI. He also retracted the statement.

"Third, I beg all parties not to disseminate it further or even make it viral," he said.

KPAI Commissioner Sitti Hikmawatty (Photo: kpai.go.id)

Launching from the kpai.go.id site, Sitti Hikmawatty was born in the city of the army of Cimahi, October 1970. He was the commissioner of the 2017-2022 KPAI who was elected to represent elements of the Business World, assigned as Commissioner in Charge for Health and Narcotics, Psychotropics and Addictive Substances (Drugs).

This alumni of the Bandung Nutrition Academy, MOH RI, continues her specialization in clinical nutrition, which was completed at the University of Indonesia. Then, his Masters education is at the Jakarta State University (UNJ) with the Early Childhood Education (PAUD) study program.

Since high school, he has been active in many organizations, both intra and extra school organizations. Entering the world of students, he also remains active in various student organizations and senates, including professional organizations that he takes seriously. This scholarship recipient from the University of Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, Philippnes really likes the art world because he believes that art plays a big role in the problem of resilience (flexibility) of the human brain.

Since graduating from college, he has served at Al Islam Hospital in Bandung and then moved to accompany his husband to Jakarta, and served at Medika Permata Hijau Hospital, Jakarta, and practiced at a Gastro enterologist clinic, Jakarta. In the opportunity to prepare the Indonesian contingent at the XIII Sea Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Sitti was recruited to join the nutrition of athletes in several sports by the Central KONI.

After teaching at UHAMKA, then choosing to concentrate first in domestic care for her own children, she chose to be a freelance writer until she finally became an editor at MIMS Asia in the field of child health.

With the provision of education that concentrates on Early Childhood Education, Sitti was also asked to become a senior consultant for 'Duniaku Pintar' in Semarang, Central Java, and carry out many activities related to children, at home and abroad, both for an event or a seminar in which Sitti also contribute as a speaker or resource person.

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