Abstract Background: World Health Organization (WHO) recommends timely initiation of
breastfeeding after birth and only feeding breast milk to infants during the first 6 months of …

Back ground: Globally, it is estimated that 60% of the infant and young child deaths occur
due to inappropriate infant feeding practices and infectious disease. Inappropriate …

Background Early initiation of breastfeeding is a simple and cost effective intervention to
advance the health of mothers and newborn babies. A large number of neonatal deaths …

Objective To assess early initiation of breastfeeding and colostrum feeding practice among
mothers of children aged less than 24 months in Debre Tabor. Result Two hundred ninety …

Background The global strategy for infant and young child feeding describes essential
actions to protect, promote and support appropriate infant and young child feeding. Finding …

Breastfeeding within an hour of delivery is recommended yet prelacteal feeding (PLF),
introducing liquids or solids before breastmilk, is widely practiced and may interfere with the …

Background Adequate nutrition during infancy and early childhood is essential to ensure the
health, growth and development of children. However, infant feeding practice is suboptimal …

Prelacteal feeding practices are associated with an increased risk of diarrhoea and many
early-life diseases. This paper examined trends and predictors of prelacteal feeding …

Exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life followed by optimal complementary
feeding are critical public health measures for reducing and preventing morbidity and …

Background: Early initiation of breastfeeding continues to remain uncommon in India, and
the practice of giving prelacteal feeding is still prevalent. Objectives: We determined the …