?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Critical+Appraisal+of+Baby+Friendly+Hospital+Initiatives+among+the+beneficiaries+of+Indore+Urban+-+A+Comparative+Study&rft.creator=Nigam%2C+R&rft.creator=Chandorkar%2C+RK&rft.creator=Bhagwat%2C+AK&rft.creator=Dixit%2C+S&rft.creator=Yesikar%2C+V&rft.creator=Sinha%2C+U&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Background%3A+Majority+of+the+women+in+M.P+who+breastfeed+their+babies+throw+away+the+colostrum+before+they+begin+actual+feed.+Only+14.9%25+females+feed+their+babies+with+in+1%2F2+an+hour+(National+Family+Health+Survey-3).+In+Indore+2+hospitals+have+been+given+designation+of+baby+friendly+hospital+(BFH)+namely+M.Y.+hospital+(MYH)+which+is+a+tertiary+care+center%2C+attached+to+Medical+College+and+District+hospital+(DH).+Objectives%3A+(1)+To+assess+the+process+of+implementation+of+baby+friendly+hospital+initiative+programme.+(2)+Knowledge%2C+Attitude%2C+Practice+regarding+breast+feeding+amongst+the+beneficiaries.+Methods%3A+A+comparative+study+was+conducted+between+two+BFH+and+two+NBFH+(Non+Baby+Friendly+Hospitals)+of+Indore.+The+respondents+were+categorized+into+health+care+providers+and+beneficiaries.+A+pretested+questionnaire+was+used+to+interview+the+respondents+which+was+made+taking+into+consideration+the+essential+10+Criteria+of+BFHI+Programme.+Results%3A+89%25+in+BFH+and+97%25+in+NBFH+were+having+positive+attitude+towards+colostrum+feeding.+81%25+postnatal+mothers+in+BFH+and+96%25+in+NBFH+were+having+knowledge+about+benefits+of+exclusive+breast+feeding.+21%25+postnatal+mothers+in+BFH+and+39%25+in+NBFH+initiated+breast+feeding+within+%C2%BD+an+hour.+64+%25+of+mothers+in+BFH+and+62+%25+mothers+in+NBFH+were+practicing+exclusive+breast+Feeding.+Conclusion%3A+The+above+findings+show+that+although+designated+as+BFH%2C+the+breast+feeding+practices+remained+poor+as+compared+to+NBFH.+There+is+an+utmost+need+to+reinforce+training+and+constant+monitoring+of+health+care+providers+regarding+BFHI.&rft.publisher=Dr.+B.S.+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2009-11-15&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6951%2F1%2F2009-3-3.pdf&rft.identifier=++Nigam%2C+R+and+Chandorkar%2C+RK+and+Bhagwat%2C+AK+and+Dixit%2C+S+and+Yesikar%2C+V+and+Sinha%2C+U++(2009)+Critical+Appraisal+of+Baby+Friendly+Hospital+Initiatives+among+the+beneficiaries+of+Indore+Urban+-+A+Comparative+Study.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6951%2F