14Oct 2017

ASSOCIATION OF POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION AND PATTERNS OF INFANT FEEDING PRACTICES AMONGST POSTNATAL MOTHERS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL, IN CENTRAL INDIA.

  • Resident, Department of Community Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Sawangi, Maharashtra-442001, India.
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Sawangi, Maharashtra-442001, India.
  • Resident, Department of Community Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Sawangi, Maharashtra-442001 India.
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Breast milk provides the best and the complete nourishment for the baby during the first six months of life (1). During the first six months, exclusive breast feeding should be practiced (2)(3). Appropriate Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) practices are essential for optimal growth, cognitive development, and overall well-being in early vulnerable years of life (4). According to a number of studies, psychosocial agents are a better predictor to anticipate the duration of exclusive breastfeeding, compared with demographic factors. Pre-partum anxiety and depression, which can lead to post-partum anxiety and depression, have an effect on breastfeeding cessation. This was a cross-sectional study carried out in Post-natal ward of a Tertiary care hospital of rural Maharashtra. Maternal mental health status was assessed using the Global Mental Health Assessment Tool (GMHAT/PC).Regarding the infant feeding practices, the indicators were early initiation of breastfeeding, 30.0% of the babies were initiated with breastfeeding 1 hour after delivery, 55.0% babies were exclusively breastfed, with no prelacteal feeds given. The association of mothers who were found to be having depression and problems with exclusive breastfeeding was found to be highly significant.

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[Guddi Laishram, Abhishek Joshi and Shantajit Thokchom. (2017); ASSOCIATION OF POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION AND PATTERNS OF INFANT FEEDING PRACTICES AMONGST POSTNATAL MOTHERS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL, IN CENTRAL INDIA. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Oct). 768-772] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Dr. Abhishek Joshi
Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Sawangi,

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/5585      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/5585

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