Breastfeeding Practices of Postnatal Mothers: Exclusivity, Frequency and Duration

DOI: 10.22161/ijeab/2.4.9

Keyword: Breastfeeding, Duration, Exclusivity, Frequency, Postnatal Mothers.

Abstract: Mothers who perceive breastfeeding to be healthier, easier and more convenient breastfeed longer than those who perceive that breastfeeding is restrictive, inconvenient and uncomfortable. This study focused on the breastfeeding practices of postnatal mothers with regard to exclusivity, frequency and duration. It was a cross-sectional research design covering the three levels of health care institutions in the South-East Zone of Nigeria. Convenient sampling method was used to select 299 postnatal mothers who visited infant welfare clinics along with their infants. Three research questions and one null hypothesis guided the study. The instruments used for data collection were questionnaire on patterns of breastfeeding by postnatal mothers (QPBF) and checklist on health status of infants with varied breastfeeding patterns (CHSIVBP). Frequency distribution and percentages were used to answer the research questions while chi-square test was used in testing the null hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The result showed that most of the postnatal mothers practiced EBF for a short period, majority breastfed their infants on demand day and night, and majority also reported that their infants suckle the breast for more than 20minutes. Also breastfeeding patterns of the postnatal mothers was found to differ significantly across the three levels of health care institutions. Childbearing mothers need to be motivated on the need to practice EBF for six month postpartum.

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Chiejina EN, Anieche JE, Odira CC et al."Breastfeeding Practices of Postnatal Mothers: Exclusivity, Frequency and Duration". International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology(ISSN: 2456-1878),vol 2, no. 4, 2017, pp.1511-1516 AI Publications doi:10.22161/ijeab/2.4.9

Chiejina EN, Anieche JE, Odira CC, P.(2017).Breastfeeding Practices of Postnatal Mothers: Exclusivity, Frequency and Duration. International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology(ISSN: 2456-1878).2(4), 1511-1516.10.22161/ijeab/2.4.9

Chiejina EN, Anieche JE, Odira CC, P.(2017).Breastfeeding Practices of Postnatal Mothers: Exclusivity, Frequency and Duration. International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology(ISSN: 2456-1878).2(4), pp.1511-1516.

Chiejina EN, Anieche JE, Odira CC. 2017."Breastfeeding Practices of Postnatal Mothers: Exclusivity, Frequency and Duration". International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology(ISSN: 2456-1878).2(4):1511-1516.Doi:10.22161/ijeab/2.4.9

Chiejina EN, Anieche JE, Odira CC."Breastfeeding Practices of Postnatal Mothers: Exclusivity, Frequency and Duration", International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology,vol.2,no. 4, pp.1511-1516,2017.

@article { chiejinaen2017breastfeeding,
title={Breastfeeding Practices of Postnatal Mothers: Exclusivity, Frequency and Duration},
author={Chiejina EN, Anieche JE, Odira CC , R},
journal={International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology},
volume={2},
year= {2017} ,
}