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This study examined breastfeeding practices in a rural area of Uttarakhand, India. The researchers surveyed 500 mothers with children aged 0-3 years using a questionnaire. They found that the majority of children were breastfed (93.6%), but only a small percentage were exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months (5.13%). Most children were given prelacteal feeds (66.03%) like honey or ghutti and colostrum (87.18%). Late initiation of breastfeeding was also common, with only 21.37% starting within 1 hour of
- Author
- K mrudula
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- EN