Local Wisdom-Based Pregnant Women's Care (Mitoni Tradition) to Increase Antenatal Visits

Pendampingan Ibu Hamil Berbasis Kearifan Lokal (Tradisi Mitoni) Untuk Meningkatkan Kunjungan Antenatal

Authors

  • Herlia Sumardha Nasution Universitas Haji Sumatera Utara
  • Fithriani Fithriani Universitas Haji Sumatera Utara
  • Lolita Nugraeny Universitas Haji Sumatera Utara
  • Suhartini Suhartini Universitas Haji Sumatera Utara
  • Purnama Handayani Universitas Haji Sumatera Utara

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51771/jukeshum.v6i1.2014

Keywords:

Antenatal, Local Wisdom, Mitoni, Maternal Health, Mentoring

Abstract

This proposal aims to address the low number of antenatal visits for pregnant women in Hamlet V, Marindal II Village, Patumbak District, Deli Serdang Regency, caused by cultural, socioeconomic, service access, and quality barriers to health education. The community in the area still strongly maintains the local wisdom of the Mitoni tradition. Mitoni is a Javanese tradition celebrated during the seventh month of pregnancy: bathing, giving birth to a baby, and breaking a coconut. In pregnancy, the local wisdom of Mitoni in Medan, particularly among the Batak people, includes the Mangirdak and Mambosuri traditions, while in the Malay community, it involves feasts and prayers for safety. For pregnant women, the limited integration of these traditions with modern health services results in low adherence to antenatal visits, which poses a risk to the health of both mothers and babies.
The proposed solution is mentoring pregnant women that integrates traditional Mitoni rituals with evidence-based health education. This approach involves cultural communication training for midwives and health workers, the implementation of a simple digital application for pregnancy monitoring, and strengthening the synergy between local stakeholders. Core activities include program outreach, the implementation of digital recording technology, direct assistance during the educational Mitoni ritual, and ongoing evaluation and coordination forums. Expected output targets include increasing antenatal visits for pregnant women to at least 85%, implementing outreach programs for cadres and midwives, utilizing a digital recording application by 90% of staff, establishing a cross-sector coordination forum, and publishing activity results in reports, mass media, and culturally-based education.
The planned activities will last one month and include the following stages: preparation and coordination, community outreach, training for midwives and initial mentoring cadres, technology implementation and intensive mentoring, final monitoring and evaluation, and developing recommendations for program sustainability.

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Published

2026-02-19

How to Cite

Local Wisdom-Based Pregnant Women’s Care (Mitoni Tradition) to Increase Antenatal Visits: Pendampingan Ibu Hamil Berbasis Kearifan Lokal (Tradisi Mitoni) Untuk Meningkatkan Kunjungan Antenatal. (2026). Jukeshum: Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat, 6(1), 209-215. https://doi.org/10.51771/jukeshum.v6i1.2014