Age during breast feeding and timely suckling.

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dc.contributor.authorVatsayan, Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorGupta, A Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorDhadwal, Den_US
dc.contributor.authorAhluwalia, S Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorSharma, Ren_US
dc.contributor.authorSood, R Ken_US
dc.date.accessioned1996-11-01en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-30T13:54:47Z
dc.date.available1996-11-01en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-30T13:54:47Z
dc.date.issued1996-11-01en_US
dc.description.abstractA cross sectional study of 398 mothers and infants was conducted to assess the age at first breast feeding, and its determinants, in Shimla. We found that the timely first suckling rate was 0.10 in urban group and 0.11 in rural group. The median age at initiation of breast feeding was five hours among urban cases and four hours among rural cases. Most of the infants were breast fed by the age of 24 hours which is a positive sign and is higher than previous studies. Absence of definite trend vs mother's education may be due to other factors. A community-based educational programme to promote early breast feeding is required, along with training on lactation management counselling for health workers. This will help in achieving healthy child development through prevention of childhood malnutrition.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of OBG, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla.en_US
dc.identifier.citationVatsayan A, Gupta AK, Dhadwal D, Ahluwalia SK, Sharma R, Sood RK. Age during breast feeding and timely suckling. Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 1996 Nov-Dec; 63(6): 791-4en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/82152
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://medind.nic.in/icb/icbai.shtmlen_US
dc.subject.meshBreast Feeding --statistics & numerical dataen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIndiaen_US
dc.subject.meshInfant, Newbornen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshRural Population --statistics & numerical dataen_US
dc.subject.meshTime Factorsen_US
dc.subject.meshUrban Population --statistics & numerical dataen_US
dc.titleAge during breast feeding and timely suckling.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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