Abstract
Fifty-nine married Female Health Functionaries, which included forty-eight ANMs and eleven LHVs working in District Kangra of H. P. have been interviewed through self-administered questionnaire during August 1999. Breast Feeding (BF) practice is universal. Average duration of initiation BF after delivery is six hours. It is continued for 23 months on an average. Practice of prelacteal feed and bottle-feeding is prevalent. In 17% of respondents difficulty has been experienced in initiating breast-feeding.
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Lata, S. (2001). Breast feeding practices among female health functionaries. The Nursing Journal of India, 92(8), 185–186. https://doi.org/10.48029/nji.2001.lxxxxii802
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