Prevent Stunting, BKKBN Launches KB Pills For Breastfeeding Mothers

Photo: Public Relations of BKKBN

JAKARTA - Head of the National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) Hasto Wardoyo launched birth control pills for breastfeeding mothers and supports exclusive breastfeeding. It aims to prevent stunting.

In launching the program at the Pendopo Nganjuk Regency, East Java, Hasto said that the area was chosen as the location for the activity due to the active contributions and roles of all family planning cadres, volunteers, regional heads and the community.

"Nganjuk has become a national model. Stunting in Nganjuk Regency is low at 9 percent, the people here are ordinary, the economy is also ordinary and the stunting rate is low. This is extraordinary," said Hasto, Thursday, January 20.

Hasto explained that the progestin contraceptive pill can be a contraceptive drug for breastfeeding mothers that is safe for consumption.

"This birth control pill only contains the hormone progesterone, which is a hormone that is useful in helping breast milk production," said Hasto.

On that occasion, Hasto invited Indonesian families to save children from the threat of stunting. Given, currently one in four children born in Indonesia is stunted.

What needs to be considered is that this problem can have an impact on the nation's future generations, with stunting conditions for children it will be difficult to play and learn, and affect the quality of their health in the future. Therefore, continued Hasto, BKKBN has sharpened its targets. intervention to accelerate the reduction of stunting cases in Indonesia.

"This effort includes interventions for the bride and groom, fetus and baby in the first 1,000 days of life during pregnancy and the postpartum period. In its implementation, we collaborate with all relevant parties, from the government to all levels of society," said Hasto.

Continuing, Plt. Nganjuk Regent, Marhaen Djumadi explained, the number of stunting has decreased from year to year.

In 2018, stunting reached 16.1 percent. Then in 2019 it fell to 11.48 percent, then in 2020 the number was only 11.01 percent and in 2021 the number of stunting remained in single digits or 9.63 percent.

"The Nganjuk Regency Government's commitment to family planning is more focused on stunting, this is evidenced by the presence of three family companion teams in each village, bringing the total to 2,550 family planning cadres in Nganjuk Regency," explained Marhaen.