Abstract:
Breastfeeding is known as a life savior for the infants because of the nutritional value
of breast milk. Whereas still most of the people are aware about breastfeeding and
its importance. This study was focused on the assessment of the knowledge of
lactating mothers regarding breastfeeding and their diet chart. A study was
performed where 100 mothers were participated whose baby were of 0-6 months of
age. A pre-designed questionnaire was used to collect the data about education,
family condition of the participants, their food habits and also knowledge about
breastfeeding. The collected data was arranged and analyzed using SPSS version 26.
The results were presented in frequency counts and percentages.
The study revealed that less than 50% of mother has adequete knowledge about
breastfeeding. They do not maintain a good diet plan and they also have less
knowledge about breastfeeding. They are also unaware about exclusive
breastfeeding.
