Awareness And Diffficulties Encountered By The Postnatal Mothers During Breast Feeding
Journal Title: National Journal of Research in Community Medicine - Year 2016, Vol 0, Issue 0
Abstract
Background: Breastfeeding is the ideal method suited for the physiological and psychological needs of an infant. According to a national family health survey of India-3, the practice of initiation of breastfeeding within one hour of birth is only 24.5%, and exclusive breastfeeding up to six months of age is 46.4%. Breast milk is the optimal choice of feeding for both full term and premature new born infant. There are many barriers to initiate and continue breastfeeding during the neonatal period extending into infancy.OBJECTVE: To elicit the awareness and difficulties in the post natal mothers experienced during breast feeding in early postnatal period. METHODOLOGY: All the primi parous postnatal mothers who delivered an alive baby in the Meenakshi Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Kancheepuram during the period from October 2014 to July 2015 was subjected to structured questionnaire about their basic knowledge and the difficulties they encountered during breastfeeding. RESULTS: In the present study the age of the patient ranged between 18- 32 years. 95.2% were booked patients; about 76.74% of patients belong to a low socioeconomic class, 93.9% delivered at term and 56.8% delivered by caesarean section. The correct knowledge about frequency of breastfeeding, positioning the baby and the nipple was present in 63%, 55%, 76% respectively. While 66% of women had prior knowledge about breastfeeding, most of them had their mother/ mother-in-law followed by books, magazine, TV as their source of information. The problems of breast feeding such as pain in the breast was felt by 15.37%,feeling of insufficient secretion by 14.44%, baby not able to suck properly by 12.52%, nipple problems by 5.70%. Women were supported during breast feeding by their mothers in 53% of the cases, by their partners in 21%, by mother in law in 9%, by doctors in 11% and by nurse in 6%.Only 46% of mothers started within half an hour to breastfeed the babies and only 32% of mothers know the importance of the colostrum. CONCLUSION: Our study shows that knowledge and attitude of postnatal mothers towards breast feeding is not satisfactory up to the limit. There is still need for the programmes which supports and encourages breast feeding.
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Palanivel rajan B. , Sindhu S.
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