Marsidudu Pilihan Prawatan Pasca Melahirkan Bagi Wanita Etnis Mandailing di Kecamatan Medan Amplas

Abstract

This reserch examines the existence and changes in Marsidudu traditional care wich is used as Postpartum Care in the city of Medan. The reason researching this topic is because the researcher sees the exsistance of the Marsidudu tribe in Medan city. This study used a descriptive qualitative method with field work starting from the beginning of the Thesis preparation to collecting additional data for 5 mounth. Collection techniques were in the from of Direct observation and indepth interviews using interview guids. The informants of this study consisted of two, namely the initial informant and also the key informant Where the basic informant was a person who pointed out the researcher to someone who used the Marsidudu tradition, the basic informant of the researcher was also key informant because he also used the Marsidudu tradition. While the Marsidudu tradition as postnatal care. The results of the study show that Marsidudu is still used as postnatal care option by seme womanWho are ethnically Mandailing in Medan Amplas. Also the belief in Marsidudu, coupled with the education given by parents and relatives about Marsidudu. Marsidudu wich is done through the smoking technique by burning the existing ingredients. Marsidudu is carried out with the intention of triying to heal woman after giving birth during the puerperium such as drying the uterus, removing dirty blood and helping to warm the body by usingnatural ingreadients that are mixed according to existing regulations.