Available online at https://ejournal.unisayogya.ac.id/ejournal/index.php/ijhst International Journal of Health Science and Technology, 3 (1), 2021, 103-110 Doi: 10.31101/ijhst.v3i1.1964 This is an open access article under the CC–BY-SA license. The experience of breastfeeding mothers with LBW in NICU Elsy Juni Andri Kariny 1* , Herlin Fitriani Kurniawati 2 , Andari Wuri Astuti 3 1,2,3 Faculty of Health Sciences, ‘Aisyiyah University of Yogyakarta, West Ringroad, 63 Nogotirto Street, Gamping Sleman 55292, Yogyakarta Indonesia elsykariny@gmail.com 1 *; herlinani@unisayogya.ac.id 2 ; astutiandari@unisayogya.ac.id 3 *corresponding author Submission date: 23 Maret 2021, Receipt date: 5 April 2021, Publication date: 1 Juli 2021 Abstract More than 80% of premature infants are born between 32-37 weeks of age have Low Birth Weight (LBW) and die due to lack of care. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is the main place to provide information about LBW care and optimal nutrition by breastfeeding. Scoping review is to describe The Experience of Breastfeeding Mothers with Low Birth Weight in NICU. The method used is consists of 6 stages, namely identifying questions with the PEOS Framework, identifying relevant studies, selecting studies using inclusion and exclusion criteria, conducting critical-appraisals to assess the quality of literature, performing data extraction, PRISMA Flowchart. Keywords: mothers experience, NICU, breastfeeding mothers, premature infant, low birth weight (LBW) INTRODUCTION LBW is a baby who weighs less than 2500 grams. LBW is still a major public health problem. Overall, according to WHO and UNICEF, it is around 15% to 20% of births worldwide are LBW, representing more than 20 million births each year, so the target of reducing the incidence of LBW is 30% by 2025 (WHO, 2019). More than 80% of preterm babies born between the ages of 32-37 weeks experience low birth weight and die due to lack of care, such as warmth support and breastfeeding which are urgently needed by LBW. Health goal for Sustainable Development (SDG) 3 by 2030 has an objective of finishing preventable passing in babies and kids under 5 years old by lessening neonatal mortality to at least 12 for every 1,000 live (WHO, 2019). The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is the main place to deal with LBW which provides the needed care such as information about LBW care and breastfeeding (Boucher, 2011). One of the treatments for LBW babies is providing optimal nutrition that mothers can do by breastfeeding (Li et al., 2017). Breastfeeding is providing nutrition for babies for 6 months and continued for 2 years. Breastfeeding is depicted as something other than sustenance; it encourages the relationship and unobtrusive association among mother and kid physiologically and emotionally (Pajalic, 2014). However, breastfeeding is an under-empowered experience, especially the support provided such as breastfeeding counseling in neonatal care units. So that there are still many mothers who have negative experiences in terms of successful breastfeeding for LBW, namely inadequate nutrition is an important factor that contributes to growth failure, because most LBW experience deficit in protein and energy during treatment in neonatal intensive care units. The first week of protein and energy intake was associated with 18 months of development in preterm infants (Su, 2013). From the explanation above, this research aim to reveal the experience of Breastfeeding Mothers with Low Birth Weight in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).