Maternal attitude and practices in initiation of newborn feeding
Kumari, S.; Saili, A.; Jain, S.; Bhargava, U.; Gandhi, G.; Seth, P.
Indian Journal of Pediatrics 55(6): 905-911
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0019-5456 PMID: 3235141 DOI: 10.1007/bf02727824Document Number: 361104
The present study highlights the need for due emphasis on initiation of breast feeding of newborn infants over other traditional prelacteal newborn feeds. Knowledge, attitudes and newborn feeding practices amongst 702 mothers with urban background was recorded. Though 83.5% of mothers had attended the antenatal clinics, only 13.24% had been given breast feeding advice at the antenatal clinics. It is a cause of concern that only 26.35% had initiated the feeding by breast milk and only 16% had given colostrum. A large number of newborns were fed with finger tips and other unhygienic methods. However, most (95.01%) mothers had started breast feeding their newborns before discharge from hospital.
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