TO ASSESS THE PREVALENCE AND FACTORS DETERMINING TIMELY INITIATION OF BREASTFEEDING AMONG THE MOTHERS IN RESETTLEMENT COLONY IN DELHI
Autor: | Pragti Chhabra, Neelima Thakur, Vibharika Chandola, Anita Gupta, J P Dadhich |
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Rok vydání: | 2016 |
Předmět: |
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty Health professionals business.industry Neonatal mortality Breastfeeding Systematic sampling Early initiation 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 030225 pediatrics Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine National average Health sector business Slum Demography |
Zdroj: | Indian Journal of Child Health. :147-153 |
ISSN: | 2349-6126 2349-6118 |
DOI: | 10.32677/ijch.2016.v03.i02.015 |
Popis: | Background: The initiation of breastfeeding within 1 h of birth has various benefits and has been found to reduce neonatal mortality and morbidity. Objective: This study is designed to assess the prevalence and determinants of timely initiation of breastfeeding among mothers in a resettlement colony of Delhi. Materials and Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in a resettlement colony of East Delhi among mothers with infants |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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