Assess Knowledge Regarding Breast Milk Banking Among Postnatal Mothers
Ms. Sukriti Pandey
, Debarati Ghosh , Shafali Thakur
Human milk, Human milk bank, Knowledge, Assess, Postnatal mothers.
Introduction: Breast milk is the very important thing for a newborn and it is containing all primary nutrients. The first milk bank in Asia under the name of Sneha established by Dr. Armeda Fernandez was started in Dharavi, Mumbai in Sion Hospital on 27th November, 1989.
According to Human milk banking guideline 2014 A human milk bank, breast milk bank or lactarium is a service that collects, screens, processes, pasteurizes, and dispenses by prescription milk donated by nursing mothers who are not able to biologically related to the recipient infant.
The government of India in 2018 has acknowledged the role that human milk banking can play in reducing neonatal mortality and morbidity, and launched the “National Guidelines on Lactation Management Centres in Public Health Facilities” with a vision to make breast milk universally available for all infants. [13] WHO plans to develop guidelines on donor human milk banking during 2022-2023.
Objectives:
• To assess the knowledge regarding Breast milk banking among postnatal mothers.
• To assess the association between demographic variable and knowledge regarding breast milk banking among postnatal mothers.
Methods:
A non - experimental design was employed, 200 postnatal mothers with 0–6-month age of baby in community area. The self - structured questionnaire was used data collection.
Results:
The result was that majority of postnatal mothers who were having 0–6-month age old baby had inadequate knowledge (42.5%), whereas postnatal mothers had moderate knowledge regarding breast milk banking (42.5%) and postnatal mothers had adequate knowledge (15.0%) regarding breast milk banking.
Conclusion: In conclusion drawn, implication, limitation, recommendation. The focus of this study was to assess knowledge regarding breast milk banking among postnatal mothers. The findings revealed that knowledge majority of postnatal mothers who were having 0–6-month age old baby had inadequate knowledge (42.5%), whereas postnatal mothers had moderate knowledge regarding breast milk banking (42.5%) and postnatal mothers had adequate knowledge (15.0%) regarding breast milk banking.
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"Assess Knowledge Regarding Breast Milk Banking Among Postnatal Mothers ", IJSDR - International Journal of Scientific Development and Research (www.IJSDR.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.10, Issue 3, page no.a173-a261, March-2025, Available :https://ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDRTH01003.pdf
Volume 10
Issue 3,
March-2025
Pages : a173-a261
Paper Reg. ID: IJSDR_301098
Published Paper Id: IJSDRTH01003
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Research Area: Humanities All
Country: LUCKNOW , UTTAR PRADESH , India
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