Breastfeeding Practices at Delivery Points in India: A Case Study of Two Government Hospitals of Kanpur City in Uttar Pradesh
Journal Title: Research Journal of Philosophy & Social Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 0, Issue 2
Abstract
The prevention of malnutrition is to be fundamental right of the children and women for sustainable development of our human resources. Child under-nutrition is the major issue of public health and political economy in many developing countries such as India. Uttar Pradesh and other states of India made possible efforts for improving nutritional status of infants, children and women, but desired outcomes could not be achieved because state leadership of the concerning department not accepting the reality of malnutrition with honesty. Breastfeeding is one of the low cost effective methods to reduce malnutrition as well as reduce IMR. The current study was conducted at two large public delivery points of Kanpur city (the industrial capital of Uttar Pradesh). Most (around 84%) of the beneficiaries of these government hospitals not adopted prescribed practices for early initiation of breast feeding on the day of visits. After suggestion from the author of this article, SIC/CMS of the hospitals displayed IEC material and started monitoring of EIBF for improvement.
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Anil Kumar
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Breastfeeding Practices at Delivery Points in India: A Case Study of Two Government Hospitals of Kanpur City in Uttar Pradesh
The prevention of malnutrition is to be fundamental right of the children and women for sustainable development of our human resources. Child under-nutrition is the major issue of public health and political economy in m...