Abstract
Background: Breastfeeding practices play an important role in reducing child mortality and morbidity. This study describe the breastfeeding practices.
 Methods: This observational prospective study was conducted on 500 newborns delivered at Department of Rajkiya Mahila Chikitsalaya (RMC), Ajmer and outborn section of Department of Pediatrics, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College & Hospital.
 Results: The effect of mother’s education on initiation of breastfeeding was found to be significant. The effect of higher family income on early initiation of breastfeeding was found statically significant.
 Conclusions: The study emphasizes the need for breastfeeding intervention programs especially for the mothers during antenatal and postnatal check-ups.
 Keywords: Breastfeeding, Immunization, Infants.
Highlights
Study DesignOut of 71 ( 14.2%) mothers in C-IV (High school), 29 (40.84%) cases initiated breastfeeding in 0-1 hour, 34 (47.88%) cases in [1,2,3,4] hours, 5(7.04% ) cases in [4,5,6,7,8] hours and 3(4.22% ) initiated breastfeeding in >8 hours
Background: Breastfeeding practices play an important role in reducing child mortality and morbidity
This study describe the breastfeeding practices. This observational prospective study was conducted on 500 newborns delivered at Department of Rajkiya Mahila Chikitsalaya (RMC), Ajmer and outborn section of Department of Pediatrics, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College & Hospital
Summary
Out of 71 ( 14.2%) mothers in C-IV (High school), 29 (40.84%) cases initiated breastfeeding in 0-1 hour, 34 (47.88%) cases in [1,2,3,4] hours, 5(7.04% ) cases in [4,5,6,7,8] hours and 3(4.22% ) initiated breastfeeding in >8 hours. Out of 84(16.8% ) mothers in C-VII (Illiterate), 38 (45.23%) cases initiated breastfeeding in 0-1 hour, 32 (38.095% ) cases in [1,2,3,4] hours, 10 (11.90% ) cases in [4,5,6,7,8] hours and 4 (4.76% ) initiated breastfeeding in >8 hours. In C-VII (Rs 979),[1] (25%) cases initiated breastfeeding in 0-1 hour,1(25%) cases in [1,2,3,4] hours,1(25%) cases in [4,5,6,7,8] hours and 1(25%) in >8 hours
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