INFANT FEEDING PRACTICES IN AN URBAN TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL: A DESCRIPTIVE LONGITUDINAL STUDY

Background: Breastfeeding (BF) is nature’s way of providing nutrition required for healthy growth and development of the young infant. The early child growth needs healthy infant feeding practices including exclusive breastfeeding and timely complementary feeds. The present study was carried out to assess the pattern of infant feeding and its relation to certain care practices of maternity and the newborn, and to assess the knowledge of mothers, who had delivered in the last one year.Methods: A cross sectional descriptive study was conducted among 202 mothers in the pediatric and obstetrics department of tertiary care hospital. The mothers with children under the age of 1 year were interviewed following which descriptive statistics were obtained.Results: Out of 202 mothers, majority of the mothers were of age less than 30 years (79.7%) and were Hindus (74.2%). The majority were housewives (98.5%), illiterate (71.7%), multiparous (67.8%). Most of the mothers were belonged to a lower socioeconomic class (95.5%). About 17.8% babies had not received colostrum. Majority of the mothers had initiated breastfeeding (79.2%) within 24 hours of delivery. About 46.5% of the respondents were not aware of the benefits of exclusive breastfeeding. About 25% of the mothers started complementary feeding before the child was six months old. The most common type of complementary food given was semisolid (53.4%). About 14.1% of the mothers had started giving semi-solid foods before the baby was six months of age. A majority of the mothers had no advice on infant feeding.Conclusions: Knowledge regarding the timely initiation of breast feeding, advantages of exclusive breast feeding and proper weaning practice is less among the mothers of rural area. So, advice about breastfeeding and complementary feeding during antenatal check-ups, postnatal, and during Immunization visits might improve feeding practices.

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ASSOCIATION OF POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION AND PATTERNS OF INFANT FEEDING PRACTICES AMONGST POSTNATAL MOTHERS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL, IN CENTRAL INDIA.

International Journal of Advanced Research ◽

10.21474/ijar01/5585 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 5 (10) ◽

pp. 768-772

Author(s):

Guddi Laishram ◽

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Abhishek Joshi ◽

Shantajit Thokchom ◽

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Keyword(s):

Postpartum Depression ◽

Infant Feeding ◽

Tertiary Care Hospital ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Central India ◽

Feeding Practices ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Infant Feeding Practices ◽

Postnatal Mothers

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Infant Feeding Practices of Multiparous Women Attending the Antenatal Clinic in a Tertiary Care Hospital

International Journal of Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.5530/ijmedph.2.2011.12 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 47-50 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Anjum Fazilli ◽

Imtiyaz AB ◽

Iqbal M ◽

Abid A ◽

Rohul Jabeen

Keyword(s):

Infant Feeding ◽

Tertiary Care Hospital ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Feeding Practices ◽

Antenatal Clinic ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Infant Feeding Practices ◽

Multiparous Women

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Infant Feeding Practices and Perceived Optimal Breastfeeding Interventions among Low-Income Women Delivering at a Baby-Friendly Hospital

American Journal of Perinatology ◽

10.1055/s-0038-1676485 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 36 (07) ◽

pp. 669-677 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Adam K. Lewkowitz ◽

Nandini Raghuraman ◽

Julia D. López ◽

George A. Macones ◽

Alison G. Cahill

Keyword(s):

Infant Feeding ◽

Low Income ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Feeding Practices ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Perceived Usefulness ◽

Breastfeeding Initiation ◽

Infant Feeding Practices ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Low Income Women

Objective To determine infant feeding practices of low-income women at a Baby-Friendly Hospital and to ascertain breastfeeding interventions they believe would increase exclusive breastfeeding. Study Design This cross-sectional study occurred at a tertiary care Baby-Friendly Hospital. Low-income women without breastfeeding contraindications were recruited at scheduled obstetrician/gynecologist appointments within 6 to 9 months of delivering a term, nonanomalous infant. Participants completed a survey. Outcomes included infant feeding patterns and perceived usefulness of proposed breastfeeding interventions. Results Of 149 participants, 129 (86.6%) initiated breastfeeding; by postpartum day 2 (PPD2), 47 (31.5%) exclusively breastfed, 51 (34.2%) breastfed with formula, and 51 (34.2%) exclusively formula fed. On a scale of 1 (“strongly agree”) to 5 (“strongly disagree”), women who supplemented with formula on PPD2 were significantly more likely than those who exclusively formula fed to agree education on neonatal behavior, 1 (interquartile range [IQR] 1, 2) versus 2 (IQR 1, 3); p = 0.026 and on-demand access to breastfeeding videos on latch or positioning, 1 (IQR 1, 2) versus 2 (IQR 1, 3), p = 0.043; 1 (IQR 1, 2) versus 2 (IQR 1, 3), p = 0.021, respectively, would have helped them exclusively breastfeed. Conclusion Though low-income women at a Baby-Friendly Hospital had high breastfeeding initiation rates, the majority used formula by PPD2. To increase breastfeeding rates among low-income women, future interventions should provide appropriate and effective breastfeeding interventions.

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