The Effect of Zinc Administration in Short Adolescent Mothers who Breastfeed on Zinc Level, Insulin-1 Growth Factors, and Infant Growth

BACKGROUND: Zinc is an important nutrient for humans at all stages of life, whose needs increase during pregnancy and lactation. Zinc concentrations in breast milk are considered adequate for the first 6 months of life, despite an increase in the volume of milk consumed, zinc in breast milk is likely to be sufficient if there is no diet. weaning (9). Zinc levels in breast milk cannot compensate for the increased zinc requirements of the premature neonate due to higher than normal zinc requirements, small liver size with reduced zinc stores and a shortened digestive system. AIM:This study aims to measure serum zinc levels, IGF-1, and growth of infants aged 6 months in short adolescent mothers who are breastfeeding and have been intervened with zinc supplementation. MATERIAL AND METHOD: This study is a quantitative study using a quasi-experimental design, and a pretest-posttest approach with a control group. The sampling technique used purposive sampling with inclusion criteria, namely: infants from breastfeeding mothers aged