ASSESSMENT OF LATCH SCALE ON INITIATION OF BREASTFEEDING AMONG IMMEDIATE POSTNATAL MOTHERS ; A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY

Mrs.Jasmi Johnson; Dr. Prof. S.N Nanjunde Gowde

Volume : IX, Issue : VI, June - 2020

ASSESSMENT OF LATCH SCALE ON INITIATION OF BREASTFEEDING AMONG IMMEDIATE POSTNATAL MOTHERS ; A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY

Mrs. Jasmi Johnson, Dr. Prof. S. N Nanjunde Gowde

Abstract :

The Present study is to assess the LATCH score regarding eastfeeding among immediate postnatal mothers . A cross sectional descriptive study was conducted on non probability sample (purposive sample) of (60 )immediate postnatal women who have either normal vaginal delivery or cesarean section. A questionnaire was used as a tool of data collection to fulfill with objectives of the study and consisted of three parts, including demographic, reproductive characteristics, LATCH Breastfeeding Assessment Tool. Descriptive and inferential statistical analyses were used to analyze the data. Results: The results of the study revealed that the highest percentage (33.3%) of the sample their age was ranged between (30-33) years, (30%) of them was graduated from secondary school, and (58.3%) of them were housewives, (60%) had 1-2 birth, (63.33%) had delivered male newborn had (51.67%)high score of LATCH Breastfeeding Assessment and that there is a significant relationship (P= 0.05) between their ages ,no of parity with LATCH eastfeeding study sample . Conclusion: Nearly half of study sample had high score of LATCH eastfeeding assessment.