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Subject: Human Development and family studies × Author: Muktamath, Vinutha U. × Start date: 2017 ×
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    Breast Feeding Practices: Effect on Infant Developmental Outcomes and Family Based Intervention
    (University of Agricultural Science, Dharwad, 2017-06) Muktamath, Vinutha U.; Itagi, Sunanda
    Breast Feeding Practices: Effect on infant developmental outcomes and family based intervention study was conducted at University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad during 2015-17 on 600 mother-infant dyads from rural area and 300 mother-infant dyads from urban area of Bijapur, Dharwad and Bagalkot districts of Karnataka. The objective of the study was to know the breastfeeding practices and to examine the effect of breastfeeding on infant development outcomes. The results revealed that more than fifty per cent mothers initiated breastfeeding within one hour and 25.11 per cent of mothers initiated breastfeeding after three days. Majority of mothers fed colostrum (73 %) and 57.78 per cent of mothers fed prelacteal feeds such as gutti, formula, gripe water, sugar water, glucose, honey, cow’s milk and jaggery. The knowledge regarding breastfeeding ranged from medium to low and majority of mothers had neutral attitude. A high percentage of rural mothers practiced early initiation of breastfeeding, exclusive breastfeeding for first six months and longer duration of breastfeeding when compared with urban mothers. The rate of not feeding colostrum was higher in urban area (37.33 %) than rural area (21.83 %). Infants exclusively breastfed for first six months and breastfeeding for longer duration (>12 months) showed high cognitive, language, motor and socio-emotional development scores when compared with complementarily and never breastfed infants. The influence of home environment on infant developmental outcomes was high( 34 to 60 percent) compared to other factors. On the basis of the results of the study, an educational package on breastfeeding benefits was developed and the efficacy of the package was tested on 40 mothers. Post intervention revealed gain in mean knowledge score (39.38 to 61.53 %). The intervention program proved to be effective in enhancing knowledge index of the mothers on the importance of breastfeeding.