India Early Breastfeeding Plateaued at 41% in 2019

Name: Early Initiation of Breastfeeding, India State-wise
Creator: The Maps Daily
Published: 2021-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Keywords: Early Initiation of Breastfeeding, India State-wise, Health, Maternal Health, India

Early initiation of breastfeeding within the first hour of birth rose from 16% in 1998 to 42% by 2015 in India, then plateaued at 41% in 2019, still well below the WHO target of 80%. Meghalaya at 80% and Lakshadweep at 76% lead, while Jharkhand at 22% and…

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