Knowledge and factors affecting initiation of breast feeding in post-natal mothers in a tertiary care center

Authors

  • Sunil Gavhane Department of Paediatrics, MGM Medical College and Hospital, Auranagabad, Maharashtra, India
  • Sudha Yadav Department of Pediatrics, U. H. S. Pt. B. D. S. PGIMS Rohtak, Haryana, India
  • Kanumala Uday Department of Paediatrics, MGM Medical College and Hospital, Auranagabad, Maharashtra, India
  • Anjali Kale Department of Paediatrics, MGM Medical College and Hospital, Auranagabad, Maharashtra, India
  • Aniket Sirohi Chief Coordinator Global Iodine Network, UNICEF India, M. D. PSM from AIIMS New Delhi, India
  • Pawan Yadav Department of Medicine, MGM Medical College and Hospitals, Auranagabad, Maharashtra, India
  • Pranoti Jadhao Department of Paediatrics, MGM Medical College and Hospital, Auranagabad, Maharashtra, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20180285

Keywords:

Early initiation breast feeding, Knowledge, Quality indicator

Abstract

Background: The study was planned to evaluate awareness of breast feeding among mother, institutional quality indicators of early breast feeding. The objective was to know factors causing delay in breast feeding initiation, to assess knowledge, cultural practices, and quality indicators of hospital regarding breast feeding initiative.

Methods: The observational study was conducted over a period of 3months from July 2017-Sept 2017 in a tertiary care centre of India. 118 postnatal mothers were interviewed for time of first breast feeding (dependent variable or outcome), and independent variables age, education , religion, parity, occupation of mother, antenatal visits, prelacteal feeds, customs of not breast feeding, duration of labour, mode of delivery, sedation, pain after delivery, baby over mother abdomen after birth, institutional quality indicators-knowledge of breast feeding given by doctor /nurses, relatives, self reading, mothers with correct attachment and position of baby during breast feeding and separation of mother and baby post delivery.

Results: Mean time of initiation of breast feeding was 1340.262min after birth. Prelacteal feeds, lack of education, cesarean deliveries, parity of mother, sedation, anesthesia during cesarean and lack of counselling by staff nurses were found to have early increased time of initiation of breast feeding.

Conclusions: Great lacuna in knowledge, attitude and practice of early breast feeding of mother.

Author Biography

Sunil Gavhane, Department of Paediatrics, MGM Medical College and Hospital, Auranagabad, Maharashtra, India

 

 

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2018-01-24

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Gavhane, S., Yadav, S., Uday, K., Kale, A., Sirohi, A., Yadav, P., & Jadhao, P. (2018). Knowledge and factors affecting initiation of breast feeding in post-natal mothers in a tertiary care center. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 6(2), 481–485. https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20180285

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