Study of breastfeeding practices among working women attending a tertiary care hospital, Mysore, Karnataka, India

Boralingiah, Prakash; Polineni, Vindhya; Kulkarni, Praveen; Manjunath, R

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“…8 Similar studies conducted by Srinivasa et al and Kumar et al also found that the proportion of mothers practicing exclusive breastfeeding were 76.2% and 57.9% respectively. 9,10 However, only 15.9% of the mothers practiced exclusive breastfeeding in the study by Boralingiah et al 11 In our study 56.9% of newborns were breastfed within half an hour of delivery. Most of the delays in initiation of breastfeeding were due to weakness of the mothers as many of them undergo caesarean section under general anaesthesia.…”

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“…In this study, 94% of the newborns were fed with colostrum. 8,9,11,13,14,17 However in the study by Kaur et al, all (100%) the newborns were fed with colostrum. 12 In our study about 90% of the children were completely immunized for age.…”

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“…8 In the studies by Srinivasa 29% and 53% respectively. [9][10][11][14][15][16] Thus the practice of giving pre-lacteal feeds varied widely among regions depending on local customs and belief. In this study honey and infant formula were commonly given as prelacteal feeds.…”

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“…8 Similarly, sugar water, boiled water, honey, animal milk, castor oil etc were given as pre-lacteal feeds in the study by Srinivasa et al 9 In the study by Boralingiah et al, sugar water (67.7%) was the most common pre-lacteal feeds given followed by honey (22.6%) and gripe water (9.7%). 11 Colostrum provides a concentrated source of food for the newborn and offers protection against URTI, allergies and GI infections. In this study, 94% of the newborns were fed with colostrum.…”

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Child rearing practices in a rural community in Manipur: a cross-sectional study

Singh¹,

Keisam²,

Rajkumari³

2019

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: The child rearing practices differ in communities, depending on their social customs, traditional beliefs and prejudices. Understanding these practices is important for the successful delivery of health messages and services. The present study was conducted in a rural setting to determine the child rearing practices as well as to determine its association with relevant socio-demographic factors.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 369 mothers residing in Kshetrigao area under Kshetrigao Urban Health Centre, Porompat, Imphal East. A pre-tested interview schedule developed by the investigator was used for data collection. Descriptive statistics like mean, percentage and proportion as well as chi-square and t-test were used for data analysis.Results: Majority (79%) of the mothers breast-fed their newborn within 6 hours after birth. Almost half (46%) of the mothers gave pre-lacteal feeds to their newborn. Majority of the mothers (57%) did not practice exclusive breastfeeding. About 90% of the children were completely immunized for age. Mothers who got married before the age of 20 years, being Muslim and who had caesarean section were significantly less likely to practice exclusive breast feeding (p value of 0.025, 0.012 and 0.000 respectively). Children whose mother belongs to Muslim religion, lower educational status, lower family income and who delivered at home were significantly less likely to be completely immunized (p value of 0.001, 0.003, 0.014 and 0.003 respectively).Conclusions: Giving pre-lacteal feed and not practicing exclusive breast-feeding were very common among the studied population.

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Child rearing practices in a rural community in Manipur: a cross-sectional study

Singh¹,

Keisam²,

Rajkumari³

2019

Int J Community Med Public Health

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“…The majority of the studies used a cross-sectional design and 16 of them used a quantitative approach (Boralingiah et al, 2016, Sabin et al, 2017, Chhetri, et al, 2018. Only one study reported employers' perspective of the barriers to EBF among working mothers (Soomro, et al, 2016) while others had working mothers with children aged 1-24 months as participants.…”

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The State of the Art of Barriers to Exclusive Breastfeeding among Working Mothers in Developing Countries

Nwaodu¹

2021

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According to the WHO, the global standard for infant nutrition is exclusive breastfeeding (EBF). However, the level of EBF has been identified to remain low in developing countries. This is quite ironical as one could expect that breastfeeding mothers in developing countries will find EBF attractive as a better alternative to infant food considering the high level of food insecurity in the region. Adopting a qualitative approach, this paper dived into the literature and identified key factors which act as impediments to EBF among working mothers in this region - insufficient breastfeeding breaks in the workplace, lack of breastfeeding spaces and short maternity leaves, birth by caesarean section, poor lactation, poor maternal health, and poor spousal and societal support.

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Maternal work and exclusive breastfeeding in Mansoura, Egypt

Abou-ElWafa

El‐Gilany

2018

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Background Working mothers face unique barriers to breastfeeding, despite the compelling evidence of its benefits. The aim of this study was to describe exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) rate of working mothers and associated factors. Methods Cross-sectional study was carried out in Mansoura District, Egypt from 1 July to 31 December 2017 among working mothers attending health care facilities for vaccinating their infants aged 6 months. Data were collected using a questionnaire covering sociodemographic and occupational data; breastfeeding supportive workplace facilities; antenatal and natal care; infant’s data; and EBF practice. Results EBF rate was 14.1%. Independent predictors were being still on work leave, return to work 4 months after childbirth, working as farmer/manual worker and in trades and business, and being self/family employed. Conclusions EBF rate is low among working mothers. There is a need to extend maternity leave and provide promoting workplace facilities.

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Study of breastfeeding practices among working women attending a tertiary care hospital, Mysore, Karnataka, India

Cited by 10 publications

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Child rearing practices in a rural community in Manipur: a cross-sectional study

Child rearing practices in a rural community in Manipur: a cross-sectional study

The State of the Art of Barriers to Exclusive Breastfeeding among Working Mothers in Developing Countries

Maternal work and exclusive breastfeeding in Mansoura, Egypt

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