Nutritional Assessment of Exclusively Breastfed and Non-Exclusively Breastfed Infants Aged (0 – 6 Months) at Mother of Christ Specialist Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria

Abstract

The assessment of Nutritional status of infants, aged 0-6 Months (Exclusively breastfed and nonexclusively breastfed) was conducted at Mother of Christ Specialist Hospital, Ogui, Enugu State, Nigeria. The aim of the survey was to find out if mothers truly practice exclusive breastfeeding, the ratio of mothers who practice exclusive breastfeeding to those who do not, to compare the nutritional status of infants who were breastfed exclusively with those who were not and to find out factors that discouraged mothers from practicing exclusive breastfeeding.