World Journal of
Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF MOTHER’S KNOWLEDGE ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF BREAST FEEDING AMONG URBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITIES IN SELECTED AREAS OF KARNATAKA

Dr. Suvarna B. Talawar*

ABSTRACT

Human breast milk, nature’s perfect gift, is vastly superior to anything available from our most sophisticated technologies. Breast feeding is the most effective way to provide a baby with complete food and protection and with a caring environment. Recent literature suggests that supplementary and complementary feeding interferes with lactation and might result in infection and allergy. The natural immune factors present in breast milk give the baby the necessary abilities to fight against major child hood killer diseases, such as diarrohea, gastrointestinal diseases and respiratory infections. Hence, babies should be fed exclusively on breast milk alone for first six months, so mothers of rural and urban community as support groups for the practical implementation.

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