Despite significant reductions over the years, India still has high rates of undernutrition among children under five years of age. Large scale studies like NFHS 4 found that the prevalence of wasting was highest between birth and two months of age. This indicates that even with exclusive breastfeeding, there is poor transfer of breastmilk to the infant. This also highlights the importance of interventions that improve the effectiveness of breastfeeding practices and avert growth faltering and aid catch-up growth in first 6 months of life.
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Breastfeeding 45 Counselling Points and Cross-cradle Hold
Effective counselling-Effective breastfeeding
Breastfeeding 45 counselling points and cross cradle hold explained in step-wise manner.
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