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Abstract :
Breast feeding is more beneficial for the baby and the mother also. It provides the immunity to the baby and helping the mother to lose their weight after pregnancy and the east milk is a natural contraception for the mother.
The study aim to assess the knowledge,practice and factor affecting the feeding behavior of working and non–working beastfeeding mothers of selected area.A Non–experimental, Descriptive Comparative Design was adopted for the study. Total 250 beastfeeding mothers (125 working and 125non–working) Barara Village, MCH Barara and Holi Village were selected by using purposive sampling technique. Structured Knowledge questionnaire, expressed practices checklist and checklist for factors affecting feeding behavior were used to assess the knowledge, practices and factors affecting the feeding behavior. Most (64.8%) of the working mothers have given only breastfeed to their baby. Only 18.4% working mothers had stored the east milk.Most (52%) of the working and (56.8%) non –working breastfeeding mothers have a good knowledge about breastfeeding. Majority (99.2%) of the working and (98.4%) non– working breastfeeding mothers prefers only east milk to feed their baby. Majority (99.2%), of the working and non–working (96.8%) breastfeeding mothers feed their baby every 2 hourly. All (100%) working and non–working breastfeeding mothers burp the baby after feed. Majority (99.2%) of working and (93.6%) non–working mothers reported their baby feel satisfy after feeding and take sleep for 2–3 hours. Less than half (40%) of the working breastfeeding mothers feel pain during breastfeeding as compared most (62.4%) of the non– working breastfeeding mothers. Majority(90.4%) of the working breastfeeding mothers feel shy during breastfeeding in public places and in front of family member as compared to most (72.8%) of the non–working breastfeeding mothers. Majority (93.6%) of the working and majority (95.2%) of non –working breastfeeding mothers stated health workers advised to give only east milk to the baby.