Abstract

The most essential component of child rearing that a mother manages is breastfeeding. Between mothers and their children, it fosters a fantastic attachment. The annual World Breastfeeding Week draws attention to the benefits of exclusive breastfeeding for a child’s health (Forste, Weiss & Lippincott 2001:291). Like anywhere else in the nation, breastfeeding promotions at the district women’s hospital seem sufficient to entice women of all social strata to breastfeed. Ironically, many breastfeeding mothers stop when they resume their careers because the idea of expressing their milk at the office and fumbling with pumps and storage at the office seems daunting (McAlpine 1998:80). Four significant groups were found: Lack of support at work, lack of support at home, knowledge and attitudes towards breastfeeding, and a facilities and materials needed to support breastfeeding at work. Women were thought to have little to no time to nurse their children at the end of the day since they are so stressed out. However, they seem to be aware of the advantages, pitfalls, and reward of breastfeeding their infants. It was also brought up as a concern that their bond with their infants may suffer due to the short amount of time they are able to spend with them. Women believed that in order to be able to manage their duties, they needed help from both their employers and coworkers. Problem statement: A study to assess the effectiveness of planned Teaching programme regarding importance of breastfeeding among postnatal mothers in selected hospital at district Ghaziabad. Objective • To assess the demographic variables of postnatal mother. • To assess the knowledge regarding breastfeeding among postnatal mother. • To assess the practice regarding breast feeding among postnatal mothers. • To find out the association between the knowledge regarding Breast feeding among postnatal mothers with their demographic variable.

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