Online ISSN: 2515-8260

To evaluate the effect of nutritional interventional measures in improving the nutritional status of children

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Dr. Vasundhara Aras1 (Associate Professor), Dr. Nisha Singh2 (Asst. Professor), Dr. Sanjay Kumar3 Chourasiya (Professor) & Dr. Ashfaq Modiwala4 (Associate Professor)

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Background & Method: The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of nutritional interventional measures in improving the nutritional status of children. Result: 16 out of 44 children born by normal delivery (32%) had received breast feeding within one hour of birth while none of the 6 children born via cesarean section had been started feeding within first hour of birth. A significant association was obtained between the type of birth procedure and initiation of Breast Feeding (χ2 =15.043, p=0.002)

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