Knowledge and Practices on Early Breastfeeding among Mothers Delivering at a Teaching and Referral Hospital in Uasin-Gishu County, Kenya
Abstract
Background: The World Health Organization and United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund recommend initiation of breastfeeding within 30-60 minutes of delivery, giving,colostrum, and not giving pre and post-lacteals to newborns. Practices are however, still suboptimal. For instance, the prevalence of timely initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth is 43% globally, 48% in sub-Saharan Africa
Article Information
| Journal | Journal of Pediatrics and Women's Healthcare |
| Article Type | Research Article |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 1 |