Breastfeeding practices within the first six months of age in mid-western and eastern regions of Nepal: a health facility-based cross-sectional study.

Dinesh DharelRanjan DhunganaSushma BasnetSwotantra GautamAnimesh DhunganaRajesh DudaniAsmita Bhattarai

Published in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2020)

Nearly half of the infants were fully breastfed at 6 months of age in Nepal. The rate of partial breastfeeding was higher with inadequate knowledge on duration of exclusive breastfeeding or late initiation of breastfeeding or perceived breastfeeding problems. Hence, programs should address knowledge and practice gaps in breastfeeding practices, particularly among mothers of low birth weight and firstborn infants.

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