Research Article
Perceptions and Practices regarding Breastfeeding among Postnatal Women at a District Tertiary Referral Government Hospital in Southern India
Table 5
Methodology of breastfeeding (
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| | Methodology of breastfeeding | Appropriate | Inappropriate |
| | Position of the baby (baby in supine position, lying on mother’s lap) | 78 (80.4%) | 19 (19.6%) | | Position of the mother (mother in sitting position with her one hand under the baby) | 67 (69.1%) | 30 (30.9%) | | Latching at the breast (baby properly sucks mothers nipple) | 58 (59.8%) | 39 (40.2%) | | Emptying one breast per feed | 11 (11.3%) | 86 (88.7%) | | Milk let down | 65 (67%) | 32 (33%) |
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