Knowledge, attitude and practice of breast feeding at a tertiary care centre in the government medical college and hospital, Aurangabad, India

Deshmukh, Varsha; Rasool, Ummehani; Kalyankar, Bhakti; Gaikwad, Rupali; Yelikar, Kanan

doi:10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20161689

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“…The proper technique of latching of baby to breast was followed by 83% mothers in our study compared to Deshmukh et al 20 where only 30% mothers knew about proper latching onto breast.…”

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Bridging the gap-determinants of successful breastfeeding among mothers of rural India

Janardhan¹,

Alok²,

Janardhan³

et al. 2020

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Breastfeeding is the most crucial intervention with exponential positive impact on the maternal and infant health, that can change the community health outcome. Although a general awareness regarding breastfeeding cannot be undermined, there is significant gap in its optimal understanding, and practice in the rural community.Methods: Questionnaire-based cross-sectional study conducted in a rural nursing home and clinic. Mothers aged 15-45 years who were actively breast feeding or have breastfed in the past, visiting for various reasons.Results: Out of 300 mothers included in the study, most mothers were aged 20-30 years (66%), stay-at-home (77%), below-poverty-line (81%) with school-level education (43%). 77% mothers knew about breastfeeding initiation within 1 hour of life, 75% knew exclusive breastfeeding must be practiced for 6 months. 74% knew that breastmilk reduces risk of allergies in baby, 58% were aware of its thermoregulatory benefits in neonates, 41% knew about its contraceptive benefits. 17% mothers felt embarrassed to breastfeed in public, 28% felt breastfeeding is a hindrance to occupation. 51% mothers fed by partial emptying of both breasts in each feed, 28% practiced burping of children for 20 minutes, 5% stored expressed breastmilk at room temperature, none knew about storage of breastmilk in fridge.Conclusions: Mothers lack awareness about thermoregulatory benefits, reduced allergy risks and lactational contraceptive benefits of breastfeeding. They lag significantly, regarding complete emptying of each breast during feeds, adequate burping of baby, expression and storage of breastmilk. Significant gap between knowledge and practice of successful breastfeeding noted.

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“…The proper technique of latching of baby to breast was followed by 83% mothers in our study compared to Deshmukh et al 20 where only 30% mothers knew about proper latching onto breast.…”

Section: Determinants Deterring Positive Attitudecontrasting

confidence: 48%

“…Deshmukh et al study showed only 70% knew about burping, 91.8% in tertiary care center in Bangalore, but duration not studied. 7,15,20…”

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confidence: 99%

Bridging the gap-determinants of successful breastfeeding among mothers of rural India

Janardhan¹,

Alok²,

Janardhan³

et al. 2020

Int J Community Med Public Health

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“…8 Nurses play a crucial role in the implementation of BFHI by encouraging them to actively participate in counseling, educating, and preparing mothers for breastfeeding. 9,10 The BFHI policy needs to be adopted by hospitals. 11 There is a lack of initiation of breastfeeding in the labor room.…”

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Knowledge and practice among nurses regarding breastfeeding in a hospital with baby-friendly hospital initiative

Timalsina

2020

J Patan Acad Health Sci

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Introduction: The baby-friendly hospital initiative is a global program launched by WHO and UNICEF in 1991 to encourage hospitals, mainly maternity wards to implement practices that protect, promote, and support breastfeeding. This study aimed to assess Knowledge and Practice regarding breastfeeding of BFHI among Nurses. Method: A cross-sectional analytical study design was used among nurses of Maternity, Children, Gynaecology, and Postpartum wards of Patan Hospital, from January 2019 to February 2020. Data on knowledge of baby-friendly hospital initiative and breastfeeding was collected by using a self-administered structured questionnaire and practice of breastfeeding by observation checklist. Descriptive (frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation) and inferential (Chi-square, normality test, and Spearman’s rank correlation) statistics were used for data analysis with SPSS version 20. Result: The findings show that out of 100 nurses surveyed, more than half (58%) of the respondents had a good level of knowledge and less than one-fourth (23.8%) had a good level of practice of breastfeeding. There was no significant association between level of knowledge and baby-friendly hospital initiative in the nursing course (p=0.814), training on breastfeeding in hospital (p=0.069), or outside (p=0.944). There was a weak positive correlation between knowledge and practice of breastfeeding. Conclusion: Compared to knowledge on breastfeeding, the practice was quite low among the nurses.

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Knowledge, attitude and practice of breast feeding at a tertiary care centre in the government medical college and hospital, Aurangabad, India

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Bridging the gap-determinants of successful breastfeeding among mothers of rural India

Bridging the gap-determinants of successful breastfeeding among mothers of rural India

Knowledge and practice among nurses regarding breastfeeding in a hospital with baby-friendly hospital initiative

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