Abstract

Introduction: Human milk is uniquely tailored to meet the nutrition needs of human infants. It has the appropriate balance of nutrients provided in easily digestible and bio available forms Every infant & child has the right to good Nutrition according to the ‘Convention on the rights of the child. According to the WHO & UNICEF recommend Early initiation with in 1 hour of birth, Exclusive for 6 month & complementary at 6 month with breast feeding up to 2 year of age or Beyond. Approx 44% of infants 0-6 months exclusively breast feed over the period of 2015-2020. Aim of the study: A study to identify the factors affecting breast feeding pattern among mothers in a selected area Dehradun, uttarakhand. Methodology: Retrospective exploratory design was used to explore the problem. Total 66 (sixty six) mothers who were fulfilling the inclusion criteria selected by purposive sampling technique and data were collected by interview method. Result: The study findings show that Lactational, Nutritional, Milk Pumping, Medical & Life Style were the main factors which might be affecting breast feeding pattern among mothers. There was only association between Milk Pumping Factors with socio demographic variable birth weight at 0.05 level of significance. Conclusion: The study result shows that Mothers who were having infant (0-1 yr) not able to feed two hourly & There must be a need for skill fully manage and try to minimize the risk.

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