Volume : IV, Issue : II, February - 2014

Title of the Paper: Breast Feeding Practices Among Non Working Women in North Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Mrs. R. Vijaya Vahini, Dr. Mrs. P. Muthu Meenakshi

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This hospital based cross sectional survey was designed to determine the various east feeding practices adopted by non working women in north Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. A total of 200 mothers with infants aged 6 to 12 months were enrolled from three different private hospitals. An interview schedule was formulated by the researcher which was pretested and validated for reliability. Results concluded that 79.5 percent of the mothers were eastfeeding during the study period. Only 35 percent of mothers initiated eastfeeding within one hour after birth and practice of giving prelacteal feeds like honey, donkey milk and sugar water was observed among 41 percent of the total participant. Fortunately no mother practiced discarding of colostrum due to misconception. Nearly half of the mothers practiced exclusive east feeding. Faulty practice like using feeding bottles was adopted by 49 percent mothers for supplementation of infant formula and cow’s milk. Significant relationship at 1 percent level was observed between family income and weight of children.

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Mrs.R.VIJAYA VAHINI, Dr. Mrs.P.MUTHU MEENAKSHI Title of the Paper: Breast Feeding Practices Among Non Working Women in North Chennai, Tamil Nadu Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.IV, Issue. II

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