| Variables |
Number |
Percentage |
| Mother-Infant pair analyzed |
350 |
|
| Mean birth weight |
2730 ± 424 grams |
- |
| Term neonates |
294 |
84% |
| Female: Male |
0.88:1 |
|
| Literacy level of mothers (at least high school) |
294 |
84% |
| Low Socioeconomic status |
137 |
39.1% |
| Occupation (house wife) |
303 |
86.6% |
| Supervised Antenatal period |
311 |
88.9% |
| Antenatal Counselling on breastfeeding |
31 |
8.9% |
| Primi/ first time mothers |
221 |
63.1% |
| Caesarean section rate |
124 |
35.4%. |
| First one hour breast-feeding |
213 |
60.9% |
| Pre-lacteal feeds |
81 |
23.1% |
| Problems in initiation of EBF |
125 |
35.7% |
