MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE SYIAH KUALA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL FACULTY STUDY PROGRAM OF NURSING THESIS, NOVEMBER 2012 ix + vi chapters + 103 pages + 20 tables + 1 scheme + 12 attachments CUT SARI MUFTI Std. No. 0807101020003 The Correlation Between Mother Ability To Taking Care Of Baby With Health Problem Of Baby At Puskesmas Montasik Working Territory In Aceh Besar 2012 ABSTRACT Baby ideal nursing treatment was a problem that often happened for almost mother who has a baby. Taking care of baby was a responsibillity for every parents especially for mother. Mother with less ability to take care of baby could increase the morbidity rate and even could cause death to the baby. Mother ability of taking care baby can observed from health conditon of the baby. The purpose of this research was to find out the correlation between mother ability to taking care of baby with health problem of baby at Puskesmas Montasik working territory in Aceh Besar. The methode of this research was describtive correlational with cross sectional research design. The sample of this research were 79 responden, selected by using purposive sampling technique using Slovin formula. Data were collected on September 13, 2012 using a quetioner, whose form is Likert and Check list scale for independent variable, and dichotomoise choice scale for dependent variabel. The data were analized univariate and bivariate using chi square test. The result of research showed that there were correlation between mother ability to taking care of the baby, such as from baby skin care aspec( p-value = 0,002), baby bath care aspect (p-value = 0,004), baby nutrition care aspect (p-value = 0,007), baby fullfilment imunization schedule aspect (p-value = 0,002), taking care of baby sleep behavior (p-value = 0,009) and taking care of baby safety (p-value = 0,005). Based on the statistic test result, p-value (0,001) is less or equal to α (0,05), therefor Ho is rejected. Meaning that there was significant correlation between mother ability to take care of baby with health problem of the baby. Its recommended for Health provider to give more attention to increase ability of a mother to take care of baby by giving information or literature in any type to mothers who has baby in rural environtment. Key Word : Mother Ability, Taking Care of Baby, Health Problem. Reference : 38 Books (1995-2011), 6 Journals, 19 Internet resources.