1. Impact of lactation support program on Initiation of Breastfeeding in Term Infants
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Asiff Mohamed, Munusamy Manjula, Ashok Chandrasekaran, Binu Ninan, Prakash Amboiram, Thangaraj Abiramalatha, and Umamaheswari Balakrishnan
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lcsh:RT1-120 ,medicine.medical_specialty ,lcsh:Nursing ,Obstetrics ,business.industry ,Vaginal delivery ,Breastfeeding ,Baseline data ,lactation support program ,Group A ,Tertiary care ,Early initiation ,Group B ,early initiation ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,improved breastfeeding rate ,lactation counselors ,Lactation ,medicine ,lcsh:H1-99 ,lcsh:Social sciences (General) ,business ,General Nursing ,Research Article - Abstract
Purpose: Early initiation of breastfeeding (EIBF) significantly decreases neonatal mortality and improves exclusive breastfeeding. The objective of the present study was to assess the effect of lactation support program (LSP) on early initiation of breastfeeding (BF) among term well infants. Methods: A “before-and-after” design was used to study the effect of the LSP on EIBF at a tertiary care institute in India over a period of two and half years. EIBF was defined as BF initiated
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