Empowering early breastfeeding: Determinants of timely initiation among the infants in a rural Indian medical centre

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World J Clin Pediatr. Sep 9, 2026; 15(3): 118218
Published online Sep 9, 2026. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.118218

Table 2 Comparison of the factors influencing the early initiation of breastfeeding, n (%)

Factor	EIBF 193 (50.8)	Late initiation of breastfeeding, 187 (49.2)	P value
Residence
Rural residence	131 (67.9)	130 (69.5)	0.73
Urban residence	62 (32.1)	57 (30.5)
Maternal age
18-20 years	26 (13.5)	34 (18.2)
21-30 years	149 (77.2)	145 (77.5)	0.087
31-40 years education	18 (9.3)	8 (4.3)
Education up to high school	90 (46.6)	107 (57.2)	0.0389
Education beyond high school	103 (53.3)	80 (42.8)
Religion
Hindu	170 (88.1)	171 (91.4)	0.2805
Others (Muslim, Jain)	23 (11.5)	16 (8.6)
Profession
Not working (housewife)	186 (96.4)	182 (97.3)	0.53
Working	7 (3.6)	5 (2.7)
Maternal counselling
Done	178 (92.2)	140 (74.9)	0.0001
Not done brestfeeding experience	15 (7.8)	47 (25.1)
Mothers with previous breastfeeding experience	143 (74.1)	93 (49.7)	0.0001
Without previous BF experience	50 (25.9)	94 (50.3)
Mothers with other medical illnesses
Present	14 (7.3)	38 (20.3)	0.0001
Absent	179 (92.7)	149 (79.7)
Gender of the newborn
Male	105 (54.4)	107 (57.2)	0.58
Female	88 (45.6)	80 (42.8)
Mode of delivery
Vaginal delivery	66 (34.2)	29 (15.5)	0.0001
Caesarean section	127 (65.8)	158 (84.5)
Newborns receiving prelacteal feeds
Not received	191 (99)	174 (93.3)	0.031
Received	2 (1)	13 (6.7)
Mothers having lactational problems
Present	13 (6.7)	56 (29.9)	0.0001
Absent	180 (93.3)	131 (70.1)

EIBF: Early initiation of breastfeeding.

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Citation: Mashalkar DM, Sonar MN, Kulkarni DV, Kendre VD, Warad BS, Nagoba BS. Empowering early breastfeeding: Determinants of timely initiation among the infants in a rural Indian medical centre. World J Clin Pediatr 2026; 15(3): 118218
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Mashalkar DM, Sonar MN, Kulkarni DV, Kendre VD, Warad BS, Nagoba BS. Empowering early breastfeeding: Determinants of timely initiation among the infants in a rural Indian medical centre. World J Clin Pediatr 2026; 15(3): 118218 [DOI: 10.5409/wjcp.118218]

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